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Grillo to Lead City's Revitalization Efforts As Its Recovery Czar

By CRYSTAL LEWIS
Posted 2/26/21

Mayor de Blasio has tapped Lorraine Grillo, the longtime head of the School Construction Authority, as the Senior Advisor for Recovery responsible for overseeing the city’s rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

As “Recovery Czar,” she will coordinate with city agencies, non-profits and the private sector to enact the Mayor’s “Recovery For All” agenda, which seeks to restore jobs, revitalize small businesses, reduce homelessness and vaccinate 5 million New Yorkers by June. She will also work alongside the city’s Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity to ensure that the recovery efforts will reach the communities hit hardest by COVID.

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