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New York’s school construction boss Lorraine Grillo has been tapped as the city’s COVID Recovery Czar.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that as new Senior Advisor for
Recovery, Grillo will coordinate across City government to supercharge his
recovery agenda.
“New York City was
hit with an unprecedented health care and economic crisis. Together, we’re
taking unprecedented steps to drive a recovery for all of us,” said Mayor de
Blasio. “As New York City’s first-ever Recovery Czar, Lorraine will cut through
bureaucracy, coordinate across all agencies, and reach out to non-profit and
private partners to make sure our recovery is felt in every borough, every
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Grillo has served at the School Construction Authority since 1994 and serving as its president since 2010.
Published February 22, 2021 •
Updated on February 22, 2021 at 1:52 pm
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has named Lorraine Grillo as the Senior Advisor for Recovery a position that will call for Grillo to coordinate the mayor s recovery agenda in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In this new position as the city s Recovery Czar, Grillo, who is the current CEO of the New York City School Construction Authority, will coordinate the city s recovery efforts across government agencies, non-profits and the private sector.
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