The New York City Police Department (NYPD),officially the City of New York Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23,1845,the NYPD is the largest,and one of the oldest,municipal police departments in the United States.
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for garbage collection,recycling collection,street cleaning,and snow removal. The DSNY is the primary operator of the New York City waste management system.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing. Its regulations are compiled in title 28 of the New York City Rules. The Department is headed by a Commissioner,who is appointed by and reports directly to the Mayor. The current Commissioner of HPD is Adolfo Carrión Jr. appointed in January,2022 by Mayor Eric Adams replacing Louise Carroll,who was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May 2019. Other former Commissioners have included Maria Torres-Springer,Vicki Been,Jerilyn Perine,Richard Roberts and Shaun Donovan,among others. HPD is headquartered in Lower Manhattan,and includes smaller branch offices in each of the city's five boroughs.
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP),formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA),is a department of the government of New York City.
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a City of New York government agency. Its mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. It is responsible for:
Merryl H. Tisch is the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and wife of James S. Tisch,an heir to the Loews Corporation. In November 2015,she stepped down from her role after nearly 20 years on the board.
Rafael Piñeiro is the former First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and at that time the highest ranking Hispanic American member of the NYPD. In November 2013,he was rumored to be on Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's short list to replace Ray Kelly as NYPD Commissioner.
The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry,public wholesale markets businesses,and the shipboard gambling industry. Its purpose is to combat corruption in these industries from organized crime,and was created from the 2001 Organized Crime Control Commission,itself created from the 1996 Trade Waste Commission,the Markets Division in the Small Business Services Department,and the Gambling Commission.
Dermot Francis Shea is an American police officer who was the 44th New York City Police Commissioner. He assumed the position on December 1,2019,and was sworn in by Mayor Bill de Blasio in a public ceremony on December 2.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Oxiris Barbot is an American pediatrician who served as the Commissioner of Health of the City of New York from 2018 to 2020. She was then appointed to public health positions with Columbia University and the JPB Foundation,and in 2022 became president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit United Hospital Fund.
Dave Ashok Chokshi is an American physician and former public health official who served as the 43rd health commissioner of New York City. He was the first health commissioner of Asian descent. Chokshi previously served as the inaugural chief population health officer for NYC Health + Hospitals and as a White House fellow in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Currently he is a practicing physician at Bellevue Hospital and the inaugural Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership,part of the City College of New York.
Kathryn A. Garcia is an American public official serving as Director of State Operations for the state of New York. She served as commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020 and was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary,losing by 0.8 percentage points to Eric Adams.
Keechant L. Sewell is an American former police officer and administrator who served as the 45th New York City Police Commissioner,the first woman and third black person to serve in the position. On June 12,2023,Sewell announced that she was stepping down as commissioner. No reason was given for her departure. On November 2,2023,the New York Mets announced that Sewell would become their senior Vice President of security and guest experience.
Lorraine Grillo is an American government official who served as the first deputy mayor of New York City in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. Grillo served as senior advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio for COVID recovery and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Maria Torres-Springer 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.
Peter A. Hatch is an American government official who served as the Commissioner of New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Vincent Sapienza is an American civil servant who is serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. From 2017 to 2022,he was the agency's Commissioner.
Laura Kavanagh,is the 34th Fire Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY),the first woman to hold the position. Appointed by mayor Eric Adams on October 27,2022,Kavanagh oversaw the diversification of the FDNY applicant pool,including graduating the largest group of women in nearly three decades. As a civilian,Kavanagh oversees the day-to-day operations of the largest fire department in the country with more than 17,000 employees and a 2 billion dollar budget.
Emma Wolfe is an American government official and advisor who served as Deputy Mayor of New York City for Administration and Chief of Staff to New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.
