After a little technological excitement, the livestream of Mayor de Blasio’s presser on new administration appointments. We’ll have more for you soon…
Quickly, the new appointees:
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Bill Chong
, current Department for the Aging Deputy Commissioner for Program Operations, to Commissioner of the Department of Youth and Community Development.
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Marco A. Carrión
, who has served as political director of the New York City Central Labor Council, to lead the mayor’s Community Affairs Unit.
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Mindy Tarlow
, most recently executive director and CEO of the Center for Employment Opportunities, as the director of the Office of Operations.
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Peter Ragone
, a consultant who worked with de Blasio at HUD before going on to handle communications for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential run and for Gov. Cuomo’s 2002 primary bid, as a senior advisor.
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Max Sevillia
, a former director of policy and legislative affairs for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, to handle Federal Legislative Affairs.
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Sherif Soliman
, communications director of the NYC Employees Retirement System, to lead the State Legislative Affairs operation.
De Blasio also took questions on topics including the battle for City Council speaker — and her reporting or lack thereof of rental income,
as detailed by our Greg B. Smith in Monday’s editions
— to whether it’s fair (the mayor says yes) for Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina to take home both a salary and a pension.
Stay tuned…
