Bill Perkins (politician) Wife: Meet Pamela Green Perkins

Pamela Green Perkins was the wife of Bill Perkins a New York-based American politician.

Bill Perkins passed away on 16 May 2023.  Pamela Green Perkins, his wife, said he died at his Harlem home. He was 74.

“After a lifetime fighting for justice, equality, and amplifying the voices of our community, my husband, former City Councilman and State Senator Perkins, passed away at our Harlem home—the very community he cherished and fought for throughout his remarkable life,” expressed Pamela in her heartfelt statement. “May he rest in peace and power.”

No cause of death has been given although it was reported in 2022 that he suffered from dementia and no funeral arrangements have been announced.

Bill Perkins was a Democrat who served in the New York City Council’s 9th district from 2017 to 2021. Parts of Harlem in Manhattan are included in the district. Perkins previously served in the same seat from 1998 to 2005 and in the New York State Senate for the 30th District from 2007 to 2017.

Bill Perkins led the fight against lead paint and advocated for the five young men accused of rape in Central Park. Yusef Salaam, one of them, is now running for the city council seat Perkins once held, blaming him for their eventual acquittal.