De Blasio Names New Deputy Mayor for Housing

The city has a new Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday morning that Vicki Been was chosen to fill the post previously held by Alicia Glen saying “New Yorkers are lucky to have Vicki on their side.”

Glen, who became deputy mayor for housing at the start of de Blasio’s first term and went on to oversee the launch of a citywide ferry service and the Amazon deal, announced her intention to leave last year, according to the New York Times.

In a tweet, de Blasio said Been changed the way the city protects tenants and keeps apartments affordable.

“As our new Deputy Mayor, she’s going to take the fight against this affordability crisis to the next level,” de Blasio said of Been in a tweet.

Been is a professor at New York University School of Law since 2017, according to the school's faculty biography. She previously served for three years as the city’s Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development.

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