Overview
- The appointment Tuesday of Dr. Ayesha Delany‑Brumsey as commissioner fills the top post at the new Mayor’s Office of Community Safety.
- Delany‑Brumsey, a clinical psychologist who helped run NYC Health + Hospitals’ B‑HEARD and mobile crisis teams, will report to Deputy Mayor Renita Francois.
- Created by executive order in March, the office coordinates victim services, gun violence prevention, domestic and gender‑based violence work, hate crime prevention, and mental‑health crisis response.
- Following Monday’s letter from 47 groups, advocates are pressing for funding, control over 911, 311 and 988 triage and dispatch, and growth of non‑police crisis teams.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she looks forward to working with Delany‑Brumsey as the May 12 executive budget shows how much money and authority the office will get.