Iris Rodriguez-Rosa Appointed As Newest Parks Commissioner

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa Appointed As Newest Parks Commissioner

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa Appointed As Newest Parks Commissioner - New York City, NY - Rodriguez-Rosa is a NYC Parks veteran of nearly four decades.

Adams appoints first Latina city parks commissioner

Rodriguez-Rosa takes over for Sue Donoghue, who stepped down from the role Friday after more than three years as commissioner.

New Parks Commissioner Has Deep Brooklyn Ties

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, started her career as a tenant advocate in Williamsburg and at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Alongside Mayor Eric Adams, she celebrated the opening of two new playgrounds at the NYCHA Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights on Sunday.