Mayor-elect Eric Adams speaks during an announcement at Brooklyn Borough Hall. – New York, NY – December 28, 2021 (Shutterstock) Today, Mayor-elect Adams announced a suite of appointments to fill out his administration as he prepares to take office on January 1st, including commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA); president and CEO […]
Mayor elect Eric Adams announces newest members of his administration during a press conference in Midtown Manhattan. – New York City, NY – December 21, 2021 (Shutterstock) New York, NY – Today, Mayor-elect Adams announced a slate of appointments for his incoming administration. The appointees – one of whom will head a newly-created Mayor’s Office […]
Today, Mayor-elect Adams announced that Dr. Dave A. Chokshi will continue to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) through March 15 of 2022. Mayor-elect Adams also announced that Ashwin Vasan, M.D., PhD will then become DOHMH Commissioner in March and will serve as Senior Adviser for Public Health in […]
Mayor-elect Eric Adams speaks during announcement on his pick for Department of Correction Commissioner at Brooklyn Borough Hall – New York, NY – December 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) New York, NY – Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of Matthew Fraser as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Melanie LaRocca as Chief Efficiency Officer. As CTO, […]
All five incoming deputy mayors appointed today women, including the first deputy mayors of Asian descentAdams and deputy mayors joined by trailblazing leaders Gotbaum, Holtzman, Messinger, Montgomery, and Quinn
Mayor-elect Eric Adams poses with 5 women to be appointed as his deputy at Brooklyn Borough Hall. – New York, NY – December 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) Brooklyn, NY — Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of five deputy mayors to his incoming administration — all women — including two appointees who will be the […]
(L-R) New York City Council Members Adrienne Adams, Ydanis Rodriguez, Brad Lander and Speaker and Acting Public Advocate Corey Johnson at a news conference. – New York NY/USA-February 13, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette City Council Member Adrienne Adams, a Democrat from Southeastern Queens, is poised to become the next Speaker of the […]
Photo Credit: Erica Krodman Today, Mayor-elect Adams appointed Chief Louis L. Molina as the next Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections. Chief Molina will be the first Latino to lead the department in its 126-year history. A Bronx native who currently serves as Chief of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety, […]
Mayor elect Eric Adams holds media availability prior to visiting City Hall in Your Borough Resource Fair at Madison Square Boys’ and Girls’ Club Navy Yard . – New York, NY – November 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Eliza Shapiro, NY Times David C. Banks, a longtime New York City educator who rose to prominence after […]
Mayor-elect Eric Adams stops for lunch to try vegan sandwich by Plantega at Marinello’s Gourmet Deli in Brooklyn. – New York, NY – November 3, 2021 (Shutterstock) New York, NY — Mayor-elect Eric Adams’s transition team today announced it has raised more than $1 million in a little more than a month to help prepare […]
New York City’s Mayor-elect has identified more than 700 people who will serve on his mayoral transition committees, and that’s just a start.
New York City council member Ydanis Rodriguez speaks at a press conference on gun violence in Times Square on May 9, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Jeff Coltin, City & State NY New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams published the names of the members of his various mayoral transition committees Friday afternoon. It’s […]