Zohran Mamdani picks City Planning director

Dan Garodnick’s successor at the Department of City Planning and the City Planning Commission has been selected. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is naming Sideya Sherman to the top posts at the two organizations, The City reported. Sherman recently served as the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice during Eric Adams’ administration. “As I step into this role, I see it as an opportunity to really continue systems-level work, to also really champion and help advance the mayor’s focus on affordability and making sure that New York remains a city that’s diverse and that people can stay in […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.