Maria Torres-Springer | |
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Deputy Mayor of New York City for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce | |
Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
Mayor | Eric Adams |
Preceded by | Vicki Been |
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development | |
In office January 17,2017 –March 7,2019 | |
Mayor | Bill de Blasio |
Preceded by | Vicki Been |
Succeeded by | Louise Carroll |
President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation | |
In office June 29,2015 –January 16,2017 | |
Mayor | Bill De Blasio |
Preceded by | Michael Schlein |
Succeeded by | James Patchett |
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services | |
In office January 21,2014 –June 28,2015 | |
Mayor | Bill de Blasio |
Preceded by | Robert Walsh |
Succeeded by | Gregg Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | January 24,1977 |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) |
Maria Torres-Springer (born January 24,1977) is an American government official and former nonprofit executive who is the Deputy Mayor for Housing,Economic Development,and Workforce for New York City. Previously the vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation,Torres-Springer was commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services and its Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She was also the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.[ when? ]
Torres-Springer's parents emigrated to the New York from the Philippines. They struggled financially and worked in many jobs. Her family used Section 8 vouchers and food stamps throughout her childhood. [1]
Torres-Springer completed a bachelor's degree in ethics,politics,and economics at Yale University. She earned a master's in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. [2] [3]
Torres-Springer was a senior policy advisor in the office of the deputy mayor of New York City for economic development and rebuilding. She was the chief operating officer of Friends of the High Line. She worked as the executive vice president and chief of staff of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). [2]
While Bill de Blasio was the Mayor of New York City,Torres-Springer served as the commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services before becoming the president and CEO of the NYCEDC in June 2015. [2] De Blasio later appointed Torres-Springer to lead the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. [4] In those roles,she redeveloped the Spofford Juvenile Center into an arts center with affordable housing.[ citation needed ] Torres-Springer also oversaw the Far Rockaway,Queens neighborhood plan. [2] In February 2019,she stepped down from the department of housing preservation in what real-estate magazine The Real Deal called part of "the latest in a wave of top officials leaving the de Blasio administration." [5] During her time in the De Blasio administration,Torres-Springer worked under Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen.
Torres-Springer served as vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation from 2019 to 2021. [6] [7] In December 2021,New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams named her the incoming deputy mayor for economic and workforce development. Torres-Springer and Meera Joshi are the first Asian Americans to serve in these roles. They assumed those positions effective January 1,2022. [1] [3]
In December 2023,it was reported that Torres-Springer was influential in fast-tracking FDNY inspection of 50 Hudson Yards - owned by political donor Related Companies - ahead of several schools,apartments,and other buildings. [8]
Torres-Springer resided in Brooklyn. She is married to Jamie Torres-Springer [9] [10] and has two daughters. [2]
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