Alicia Glen | |
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Deputy Mayor of the City of New York | |
In office January 1st, 2014 –April 4th, 2019 [1] | |
Appointed by | Bill De Blasio |
Succeeded by | Vicki Been |
Co-Chair of the Gateway Commission | |
Assumed office June 2,2022 [2] | |
Nominated by | Kathy Hochul |
Preceded by | Steve Cohen |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,New York |
Alicia Glen is a civil servant who served as Deputy Mayor for housing and economic development [3] for the City of New York from 2014 to 2019. She was appointed by Bill De Blasio,and stepped down in early 2019. [1]
Glen is the daughter of Kristin Booth Glen who was a State Supreme Court judge,and was appointed by Mario Cuomo to the 1st department appellate divison. [4]
Glen served as Mayor Bill De Blasio's Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development from 2014-19.
In June 2022,Glen was appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul to the Gateway Commission. [2] She serves as Co-Chair.
Glen is the Chair of the Trust for Governor's Island. [5]
Glen is the founding manager and principal at MSquared,a real estate development company in NYC. [6]
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