<P> Elected to the position of Mayor of New York City in 2011, Carter Poole and Frank butt heads on occasion, but the two have a mutual respect for each other that Poole says went back to his childhood when Frank was a beat cop in his neighborhood and used to look out for the children . In "Parenthood", it is mentioned that he attended Yale University and that he has an illegitimate daughter who does not know about him, aside from the fact that he is the mayor . In "This Way Out", he's shot in an assassination attempt during a town hall meeting by a mentally - challenged teenager who was tricked by a member of the Los Lordes gang operating out of the Bitterman Housing Projects . The shooting leaves the mayor paralyzed from the waist down, confining him to a wheelchair, but does not prevent him from discharging his duties as Mayor . In 2015, he is reelected for another term as Mayor . In 2017, he resigns as Mayor because he is burned out and feels he is not the man to lead the city any longer . </P> <P> He is portrayed by David Ramsey . </P> <P> Ascended to the position of interim Mayor of New York City in 2017, succeeding Carter Poole as Mayor after his resignation . As Mayor she is aided by Carlton Miller who is portrayed by Mark Linn - Baker . </P> <P> She is portrayed by Lorraine Bracco . </P>

Who plays the mayor's assistant on blue bloods