Lorraine Grillo (born November 17, 1949) is an American government official who served as the first deputy

mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property ...

in the administration of Mayor

Eric Adams Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and retired police captain serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York C ...

. Grillo served as senior advisor to Mayor

Bill de Blasio Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...

for COVID recovery and commissioner of the

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Career

Grillo is from Astoria, Queens. She began her career as community relations specialist for the

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. Grillo later served in several senior roles in the department before being appointed as CEO and president in 2014. On July 16, 2018, she was appointed commissioner of the

. In December 2021, Mayor-elect

announced that he had selected Grillo to serve as first deputy mayor. She assumed office in January 2022. Grillo succeeds deputy mayor

Dean Fuleihan Dean Fuleihan (born January 27, 1951) is an American civil servant, who served as First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York from 2018 to 2021. Previously, he served as the budget director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and B ...

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