The Real Deal New York

From the April issue: For 13 years, David Kapell was mayor of Greenport, N.Y., where he implemented controversial programs like welcoming the Guardian Angels to help police the streets. But Kapell was not just dealing with policing and tax policy. A licensed real estate broker, he also inserted Greenport, a fishing village on the North Fork of Long Island, into several high-profile land deals while in office. Kapell was at the helm of the village as it saw a boom in real estate values, and even sold a Greenport home to Kofi Annan just before the diplomat started his stint as secretary general of the United Nations in 1996. Last year, Kapell, 58, retired from public life to return full time to the real estate agency he runs with his wife, Eileen, and his son.