Mamdani Appoints New Department of Social Services Commissioner

Mamdani’s taps new NYC social services boss from Pennsylvania following commish’s sudden departure

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Erin Dalton as his commissioner of social services — a former Pennsylvania official who faced backlash after implementing an AI algorithm that disproportionately targeted black families.

Mamdani appoints new Department of Social Services commissioner

Erin Dalton will oversee the HRA and the DHS as the DSS commissioner.

Allegheny County DHS director to lead New York City social services in the 'opportunity of a lifetime'

As New York City grapples with mounting pressure over homelessness, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has turned to Pittsburgh for help.  On Wednesday, the newly...

Mamdani picks new head of NYC homeless, social services from out of state

Erin Dalton fills the post at a critical time for the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.

Allegheny County’s Erin Dalton takes job in New York with Mamdani, running city’s social services

Dalton has spearheaded some of Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato's signature programs, including the "500 in 500" housing initiative.

Mamdani appoints Erin Dalton to go NYC homeless, social providers

Mayor Mamdani is tapping a Pennsylvania administrator to guide his Division of Social Providers, he introduced Wednesday. Erin Dalton, who beforehand led the Allegheny County Department of Human Services in Pittsburgh, will begin in her function as commissioner on Monday. Mamdani’s Division of Social Providers has come below scrutiny after a minimum of 19 New Yorkers died on the streets within the current chilly snap, 15 of them from hypothermia…