Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who currently oversees Manhattan parks, will now head NYC’s Parks Department, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday.
Mamdani names longtime Dem operative as NYC parks commissioner
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January 17, 2026
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