A crew of corps de ballet members, six women and one man, head into the delayed winter season with a new rank: soloist. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Appointments and Executive Changes”
What Eric Adams’s Hires Say About Him: Loyalty Comes First
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
Mr. Adams, who has brought a number of close allies into City Hall, says he is subject to greater scrutiny over hiring than his predecessors faced. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Cuts His Brother’s Duties After Giving Him Top Police Job
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
Amid concerns of nepotism, Bernard Adams will be executive director of mayoral security, not deputy police commissioner. He will earn $210,000. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Picks Philip Banks as Deputy Mayor, Despite Ethics Concerns
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
Philip Banks III, who resigned from the Police Department while under federal investigation, announced his own appointment in a newspaper opinion piece. Source: New York Times
Will Cuomo Try to Make a Comeback?
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
Recent decisions by prosecutors to not pursue criminal charges against ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo may fuel his interest in re-entering public life. Source: New York Times
M.T.A. Watchdog Is Named Top Deputy in U.S. Attorney’s Office
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2022
Carolyn Pokorny, who also served as a special counsel to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, moves to the Brooklyn federal prosecutor’s office. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Will Name Frank Carone His Chief of Staff
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall. Source: New York Times
Adams Delays Appointment of Ex-Police Official Amid Ethics Concerns
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
Philip Banks III, who left the Police Department while under federal investigation, was expected to become deputy mayor for public safety. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner to Stay On Until March, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
The commissioner, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, will continue to run the health department after Eric Adams becomes mayor on Jan. 1, as the Omicron variant surges. Dr. Ashwin Vasan will succeed Dr. Chokshi in mid-March. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Names 5 Women to Top City Hall Posts
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
Mayor-elect Eric Adams chose Lorraine Grillo, who is overseeing the city’s pandemic-recovery efforts, as his top deputy mayor. Source: New York Times
He’s Prosecuted Pirates and Arms Dealers. Now He’ll Advise Eric Adams.
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
Brendan McGuire, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan who ran an anti-corruption unit, will be Mr. Adams’s chief counsel. Source: New York Times
Keechant Sewell, a Queens Native, Comes 'Full Circle' to Head N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Keechant Sewell, chief of detectives in Nassau County, will become the city’s 45th police commissioner after she impressed Eric Adams with “emotional intelligence.” Source: New York Times
Jim Malatras, SUNY Chancellor, to Resign After Disparaging Cuomo Victim
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2021
Jim Malatras, the chancellor of the State University of New York, said he would resigned after text messages showed he had belittled a woman who had accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Severs Ties With Housing Nonprofit Run by Jack A. Brown III
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
The city will no longer work with CORE Services Group, the nonprofit run by Jack A. Brown to provide housing and services to the homeless. Source: New York Times
Donors Withhold Gifts to Protest Changes at Hamptons Sculpture Garden
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2021
Some patrons of the LongHouse Reserve are upset that its veteran director was let go, but the board says it needed new leadership to expand the garden into a museum with a broader mission. Source: New York Times