List of commissioners offices of New York City
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This is a list of commissioners offices that head departments in New York City government. There are many other municipal government offices with the title of "commissioner" in New York City, and some departments are headed by individuals with a title other than commissioner. For instance, there are 13 commissioners on the New York City Planning Commission,[1] a commissioner who oversees the Administration for Children's Services,[2] and title of the head of the Law Department is called the Corporation Counsel,[3] but only heads of New York City departments with the title of commissioner are included in the list below.
List of commissioners[edit]
- Commissioner for the Aging[4]
- Commissioner of Buildings[5]
- Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services[6] - this department was formed by the merger Department of General Services and the Department of Personnel in 1996.
- Commissioner of Consumer Affairs[7] - this department was formed by the merger of the Department of Licenses and the Department of Markets on September 10, 1968.[8]
- Commissioner of Correction[9] - this department was originally formed as part the Department of Public Charities and Correction in 1868. The two were separated in 1895.[10]
- Commissioner of Cultural Affairs[11]
- Commissioner of Design and Construction[12] - this department was created in 1995.[13]
- Commissioner of Docks and Ferries - this department was renamed the Department of Marine and Aviation on January 1, 1942.[14]
- Commissioner of Emergency Management[15]
- Commissioner of Environmental Protection[16]
- Commissioner of Finance[17]
- New York City Fire Commissioner[18]
- New York City Commissioner of General Services - this department was merged with the Department of Personnel to form the Department of Citywide Administrative Services in 1996.
- Commissioner of Health[19]
- Commissioner of Homeless Services[20] - this department was created from the Department of Social Services in 1993.[21]
- Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications[22]
- Commissioner of Investigation[23]
- Commissioner of Juvenile Justice - this department was repealed.
- Commissioner of Licenses - this department was merged with the Department of Markets to form the Department of Consumer Affairs on September 10, 1968.[8]
- Commissioner of Marine and Aviation - this department was repealed.
- Commissioner of Markets - this department was originally named the Department of Public Markets, Weights, and Measures, and was merged with the Department of Licenses to form the Department of Consumer Affairs on September 10, 1968.[8]
- Commissioner of Parks and Recreation[24]
- Commissioner of Personnel - this department was merged with the Department of General Services to form the Department of Citywide Administrative Services in 1996.
- New York City Police Commissioner[25]
- New York City Commissioner of Ports and Trade - this department was repealed.
- Commissioner of Public Charities - this department was originally formed as part the Department of Public Charities and Correction in 1868. The two were separated in 1895.[10] It was renamed the Department of Welfare in 1920.[26][27]
- Commissioner of Public Markets, Weights, and Measures - this department was renamed the Department of Markets, and later was merged with the Department of Licenses to form the Department of Consumer Affairs on September 10, 1968.
- New York City Commissioner of Records and Information Services[28]
- New York City Commissioner of Sanitation[29]
- New York City Commissioner of Social Services - this Department was renamed from the Department of Welfare in 1967,[30] and split into the Department of Homeless Services and the Administration for Children's Services in 1993.[21]
- New York City Commissioner of Small Business Services[31]
- Commissioner of Transportation[32]
- New York City Commissioner of Welfare - this department was originally formed as the Department of Public Charities and Correction in 1868. The two were split in 1895.[10] The Department Public Charities was renamed the Department of Welfare in 1920,[26] which was renamed the Department of Social Services in 1967.[30]
- New York City Commissioner of Youth and Community Development[33]
References[edit]
- ^ "City Planning Commission". nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 24b, section 615 - Administration for Children's Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 17, section 391 - Law Department". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 66, section 2400 - Department for the Aging". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 26, section 641 - Department of Buildings". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 35, section 810 - Department of Citywide Administrative Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 64, section 2201 - Department of Consumer Affairs". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Lindsay Names Bess Myerson To Aid Shopper". New York Times. February 3, 1969. p. 37. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 25, section 621 - Department of Correction". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Gray, Christopher (September 7, 1989). "Streetscapes: 66 Third Avenue - A 'Costly Looking Barn' for the Charities Agency". New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 67, section 2501 - Department of Cultural Affairs". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 55, section 1200 - Department of Design and Construction". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Giuliani Appoints Three Commissioners". New York Times. August 11, 1996. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Airport Success, Mayor Declares - Rises in Traffic and Revenue at La Guardia Field Cited in Reply to Critics - Road System is Opened - Site to Supplement Service of Terminal Said to Have Been Chosen in the Bronx". New York Times. November 4, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 19-a, section 495 - Department of Emergency Management". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 57, section 1401 - Department of Environmental Protection". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 58, section 1501 - Department of Finance". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 19, section 481 - Fire Department". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 22, section 551 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 24a, section 610 - Department of Homeless Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Dillon, Sam (December 25, 1992). "Agencies on Homeless Try to Meet Deadline". New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 48, section 1070 - Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 34, section 801 - Department of Homeless Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 21, section 531 - Department of Parks and Recreation". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 18, section 431 - Police Department". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Coler For Prohibition - Charities Commissioner Tells of Beneficial Effects Here". New York Times. March 16, 1920. p. 32. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "City Aid For Veterans - LaGuardia Suggests Free Legal Service to Avoid Excessive Fees". New York Times. May 30, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 72, section 3000 - Department of Records and Information Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 31, section 751 - Department of Sanitation". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Jackson, Kenneth (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (see "almshouse" and "elderly" (Second ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300182576. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 56, section 1300 - Department of Small Business Services". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 71, section 2901 - Department of Transportation". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chapter 30, section 731 - Department of Youth and Community Development". lawsofnyc.com. Public Portal to the Laws of New York City. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]