Louis Molina, an ally of the mayor, was recently moved from overseeing the city’s troubled jail system to an assistant deputy mayor position.
While the mayor praised Louis Molina, a federal judge had criticized aspects of his oversight of the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. | Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams named Louis Molina, former head of the city’s troubled jail system, as the new head of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
“Louis Molina is a proven and dynamic leader who has used his decades of experience, across multiple agencies, to make government run better and improve the way we serve New Yorkers,” the mayor said in a statement. “I could not think of a more deserving or equipped leader to serve our administration in this critical role.”
“It’s pretty shocking, considering the impressive bench of deputy commissioners at DCAS, that they would choose someone outside the agency,” said City council member Lincoln Restler, who led a testyAfter a tumultuous tenure atop the Department of Correction, Adams appointed Molina assistant deputy mayor for public safety in October.
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