Long represented the Borough of
Brooklyn at-large on the
New York City Council from 1981 to 1983. Long unsuccessfully challenged sitting New York City Councilman
Sal Albanese in 1985 in the 31st District (Bay Ridge); the seat was previously held by Republican
Angelo J. Arculeo. Long became Chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State in 1988. at the Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2006 Long was mentioned in the book
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning, which documents the
1977 New York City mayoral election; the first edition of the book accused then-mayoral candidate (and future
Governor of New York)
Mario Cuomo of "cold-cocking" Long; Long stated that the incident was embellished, and later editions of the book corrected the record. in 2007 In 1999, Long stated that if he compromised on the issue of late-term abortion (which the Party wishes to ban), he would not be able "'to go to sleep at night or look in the mirror.'" Long announced his retirement from the chairmanship of the Conservative Party on January 28, 2019. In February 2019, Long inaccurately claimed that under New York's newly passed Reproductive Health Act, "If the baby was born alive, they would just let the baby expire." ==Personal life==