With a new commissioner at the helm of the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Mamdani administration has also replaced senior leaders and, in some cases, filled long-vacant roles within the agency.  Adam Phillips is the newly named first deputy commissioner and chief diversity officer at HPD, a role previously held by Ahmed Tigani before he took over as acting commissioner of the agency under then-Mayor Eric Adams in March 2025. (Tigani left HPD after Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed him head of the Department of Buildings.)    Phillips most recently worked for Strada Ventures, an affordable housing and development […]

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