STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a City Hall announcement Tuesday for three key leadership positions in city government.<\/p>\n
The mayor appointed Yume Kitasei as commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Sharun Goodwin as commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation, and Lisa Garcia as commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking-class New Yorkers deserve a city that works for them. The appointments we are announcing today will help us deliver on that vision,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cEach of these New Yorkers shares a common commitment to service, a desire to place this city and its needs before their own, and a real ambition to deepen what New Yorkers expect from government. I\u2019m grateful to them for joining our administration and look forward to working together to deliver a new era for New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia previously served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s regional administrator for part of the nation including New York under former President Joseph Biden.<\/p>\n
Kitasei\u2019s prior experience includes roles as chief of staff to the first deputy mayor, chief of staff to the Deputy Mayor for Operations, and director of City Legislative Affairs in the administrations of former Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Eric Adams. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom our city\u2019s buildings and vehicle fleet to our sewage treatment and wastewater facilities, DCAS and DEP are at the heart of our city. Yume and Lisa have the experience, expertise, and integrity to lead them both,\u201d said Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson. \u201cI am excited to work closely with both of them as we embark on a new era for our city.\u201d <\/p>\n
Goodwin is a 37-year veteran of the Department of Probation having served in various positions, including as a deputy commissioner for Adult Operations.<\/p>\n
Mamdani touted her appointment as part of his administration\u2019s goal for a more just New York City.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is more than a professional milestone for me \u2014 it is the continuation of a journey that began many years ago when I first walked through the doors of this department,\u201d Goodwin said. \u201cPublic safety and compassion are not opposing forces \u2014 they are complementary responsibilities. When we balance enforcement with opportunity, structure with support, and accountability with hope, we create lasting change.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a City Hall announcement Tuesday for three key leadership positions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[26869,9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-114437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-agency","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}