HEAR THEM ROAR: Eric Adams Names Five Women As NYC Deputy Mayors

GOTHAMIST: mayor Elect Eric Adams announced at Brooklyn Borough Hall, were a striking statement by the incoming mayor who has now installed a core leadership team made up of women, four of whom are women of color.

Last week, Adams named Keechant Sewell as the first ever woman to lead the NYPD.

“Anyone that knows me, you know I’m a mama's boy and I was raised by women,” Adams said at the press conference.

Grillo has served under Mayor Bill de Blasio, most recently as his “recovery czar.” As the mayor-elect’s top deputy, she will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of city government and will likely serve as acting mayor when Adams is not in New York City.

In addition to Grillo, Adams also made the following four appointments—all of whom are women of color:

• Anne Williams-Isom, a former deputy commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services, who will become the deputy mayor for health and human services;
• Meera Joshi, a current federal administrator who once served as the Taxi and Limousine commissioner, will become deputy mayor for operations;
• Maria Torres-Springer, a former commissioner of the Department of Housing and Preservation Development, will be deputy mayor for economic and workforce development;
• Sheena Wright, the CEO of the United Way and the head of Adams’s transition team, will be deputy mayor for strategic initiatives.

All of the incoming deputy mayors except for Wright have held full-time positions in city government, a sign that Adams is not looking for a big shakeup in City Hall....

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