List of deputy mayors of New York City

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The mayor of New York City may appoint several deputy mayors to help oversee major offices within the executive branch of the city government. The powers and duties, and even the number of deputy mayors, are not defined by the City Charter.

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The post was created by Fiorello La Guardia (who appointed Grover Whalen as deputy mayor) to handle ceremonial events that the mayor was too busy to attend. Since then, deputy mayors have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently nine deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to the mayor. The majority of agency commissioners and department heads report to one of the deputy mayors, giving the role a great deal of power within a mayoral administration.

Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor.

Current deputy mayors

Advises the mayor on citywide administrative, operational, and policy matters. Oversees and coordinates operations of the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Policy Planning and Delivery, the Department of Finance, the Office for Economic Opportunity, the Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, the chief efficiency officer, the New York City Housing Authority, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Office of Housing Recovery Operations, the Office to Protect Tenants, the Department of Small Business Services, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Office of Media and Entertainment, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Office of Talent and Workforce Development, the Public Design Commission, and New York City Tourism + Conventions.
Oversees and coordinates the operations of the Human Resources Administration, Department of Homeless Services, the Administration for Children's Services, New York City Health and Hospitals, and related agencies.
Oversees and coordinates the operations of the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Sanitation, Department of Transportation, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Design and Construction, School Construction Authority, Department of Buildings, Taxi and Limousine Commission, and related agencies.

Notable former deputy mayors

Under Eric Adams

Under Bill de Blasio

Under Michael Bloomberg

Previous administrations

References

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