Lorraine Grillo is stepping down from her role as Mayor Eric Adams' first deputy mayor at the start of next year, City Hall announced Friday morning.
earlier this month – amid revelations he’s ensnared in an illegal gambling probe by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.first reported by the New York Daily NewsIn a statement, Adams heaped praise on Grillo – who oversees all of the city’s other deputy mayors with the exception of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks – for being the living embodiment of what has become his administration’s signature catchphrase: “Get Stuff Done.
De Blasio then chose Grillo to lead the city Department of Design and Construction in 2018, while she continued to head SCA. While it may seem early to have so much turnover at the top of the Adams administration in its first year, political consultant Hank Scheinkopf said that even though Grillo and Carone’s departures are coming earlier than in past administrations, it’s not unusual for there to be changes a year after a new mayor takes the helm. He pointed to late-former Mayor Ed Koch firing his senior staff and reorganizing his administration about a year and a half into his first term.
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