Adolfo Carrión Jr. in the mix for NYC deputy mayor role

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering appointing Adolfo Carrión Jr. as a deputy mayor with a profile that includes housing, three sources with knowledge of the situation told City & State. Carrión, a former Bronx borough president who went on to work for the Obama administration, is currently the commissioner of the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development. 

The mayor is looking to fill multiple major vacancies in his administration after Deputy Mayors Maria Torres-Springer, Anne Williams-Isom, Meera Joshi and Chauncey Parker all announced last month they will be stepping down. The departure of the four outgoing deputy mayors, seen as bastions of stability in an otherwise chaotic administration, prompted renewed calls for Adams to be removed from office.

“If and when we have personnel announcements to make, we will do so,” City Hall press secretary Kayla Mamelak Altus said, when asked about Carrión. Carrión did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Torres-Springer, who previously served as deputy mayor for housing, economic development and workforce, was appointed to take over as first deputy mayor last fall. Adams did not appoint a new deputy mayor to replace her previous role. Instead, her portfolio was wrapped into the first deputy mayor role.  

Among other names that have circulated and been reported as possible deputy mayor replacements are Randy Mastro, who Adams unsuccessfully put forward for corporation counsel, and Kaz Daughtry, the deputy police commissioner.