Gaeta (September 8, 1927 – December 26, 1988) was a Staten Island, New York politician.
He served as Staten Island's Borough President from 1977 to 1984.
Over the course of 39 years in public service, Gaeta also held positions as a tax collector for the Real Property Assessment Bureau, as chief of staff to Congressman John M.
Murphy, and as a city council member.
Gaeta was born in West Brighton and graduated from McKee High School in 1945.
He served in the armed forces for a short time, and afterward continued his education at New York and Cornell Universities.
His career as a public servant began in 1949.As a staffer and an administrator, Gaeta worked to improve roads, sewers, and schools in Staten Island.
He also worked on the creation of the Staten Island Greenbelt environmental program.