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 for COVID recovery and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.

Career

Grillo is from Astoria, Queens. She began her career as community relations specialist for the New York City School Construction Authority. 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 New York City Department of Design and Construction. 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.

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