The mayor-elect on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ahmed Tigani, Mayor Eric Adams’ acting commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, to head the agency.
The announcement comes hours before Mamdani is set to take over as New York City’s 112th mayor. The 34-year-old former MP will be sworn in at midnight at a ceremony in a disused metro station beneath City Hall.
Tigani took over HPD in March after a stint as the department’s first deputy commissioner and chief diversity officer. His promotion came after Adams tapped the previous commissioner, Adolfo Carrión, to step in as deputy mayor of housing, economic development and employment after Maria Torres-Springer resigned amid fallout from the Justice Department’s corruption charges against Adams.
Before joining HPD, Tigani served as deputy commissioner of the Office of Neighborhood Strategies and chief of staff to the commissioner of the Department of Buildings under former Mayor Bill De Blasio.
In a press release, Mamdani’s team described Tigani’s appointment as evidence of the government’s “focus on experienced civil servants with a proven track record of translating a progressive vision into operational results.”
Tigani in a statement described his vision for the agency as “transparent, efficient and focused on serving New Yorkers.” His appointment was announced along with two others, including Louise Yeung as Chief Climate Officer and Emmy Liss as Executive Director of the Office of Child Care.
Last week, Mamdani appointed Leila Bozorg as deputy mayor for housing and planning. Bozorg previously served as executive director of housing in the Adams administration, a position he created two years ago. She also served on Adams’ Charter Revision Commission, the group responsible for the four housing-related ballot measures New Yorkers voted on last month.
In the press release, Bozorg, who worked with Tigani under the Adams administration, called the new commissioner a “proven leader who has tackled the toughest housing issues head-on.”
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