Mayor Mamdani Names New NYC Parks Commissioner

Mayor Mamdani appoints Tricia Shimamura NYC Parks commissioner

Mayor Mamdani appointed Tricia Shimamura the city’s new Parks Department commissioner on Saturday. Mamdani made the announcement outdoors amid a light snowfall in upper Manhattan at High Bridge Park, as he referenced a park-related lyric by Queens rapper MC Shan and quote by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Shimamura’s new role will see her manage more than 30,000 acres of parkland, playgrounds, sports courts and beaches across the cit…

Mamdani names longtime Dem operative as NYC parks commissioner

Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who currently oversees Manhattan parks, will now head NYC’s Parks Department, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday.

Mayor Mamdani names new NYC Parks Commissioner

The New York City native previously led Manhattan parks through the Inwood Hill Park fires and East River Park reopening.

Mayor Mamdani taps longtime public servant to lead NYC parks

Mamdani called Shimamura an 'incredible New Yorker with a deep record of public service.'

Mamdani Appoints New Parks Commissioner as First Budget Looms

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will on Saturday appoint Tricia Shimamura, currently a borough commissioner in the Parks Department, to lead the agency, according to officials.  She will replace Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, who was appointed commissioner last year after nearly 40 years in the Parks Department.  Mayor Mamdani praised Shimamura’s ability to listen to New Yorkers to find ways to make the city’s parks as enjoyable as possible. “Our city’s parks embody…

Mamdani appoints new parks commissioner

Tricia Shimamura previously served as Manhattan borough commissioner for the Parks Department.