City's Department of Social Services Commissioner to Step Down

NYC social services head resigns as 18 people died from cold

The holdover commissioner of New York City‘s Department of Social Services handed in her resignation to Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday after the city recorded 18 deaths caused by extremely cold weather in recent weeks. Molly Wasow Park, who was appointed by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams in 2023, stepped down after facing weeks of job uncertainty under the new mayor. Her resignation followed a major winter storm that rolled through the ci…

Only 4% of Calls to Help Homeless Answered During Deadly Storm in Mamdani’s NYC.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A shocking 96 percent of pleas for assistance to help homeless New Yorkers during a recent cold snap went unanswered.WHO WAS INVOLVED: City Council members, outgoing Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.WHEN & WHERE: The events unfolded following a January 24 winter storm in New York City, with hearings held …

Head of city homeless services hands in resignation to Mayor Mamdani amid deadly cold snap

Molly Wasow Park, commissioner of the Department of Social Services, called it quits to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration on Feb. 9, according to a

NYC Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park resigns after learning Mamdani not keeping her on

Molly Wasow Park, the city’s commissioner of social services, put in her resignation on Monday, the Daily News has learned. Park resigned after being informed she would not be staying on under the Mamdani administration, sources told The News. The administration has been interviewing other candidates for the role since January, according to people familiar with the matter. “This limbo has been really taxing on the agency, on me and my family. I …

City's Department of Social Services commissioner to step down

She was tapped as the commissioner in 2023 by former Mayor Eric Adams.

Head of NYC's homeless services resigns amid weeks of job uncertainty under Mamdani

Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park submitted her resignation letter Monday morning.