Mona Suazo Will Serve as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety
Our Bureau
New York, NY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced two new appointments that will continue to keep New Yorkers safe. First, Mayor Adams appointed Chauncey Parker, a nearly 40-year veteran of law enforcement, as deputy mayor for public safety, effective immediately. Additionally, Mayor Adams announced the appointment of Mona Suazo as assistant deputy mayor for public safety. As deputy mayor, Parker will be tasked with coordinating across all city agencies on public safety matters as he delivers on Mayor Adams’ vision of keeping New York the safest big city in America. Under Mayor Adams’ leadership, the five boroughs continue to see reductions in crime, with September marking the ninth straight month in a row where overall crime decreased.
“Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and I can think of no one better to help lead our efforts to keep New Yorkers safe than Chauncey Parker,” said Mayor Adams. “Chauncey is a lifelong public servant who has spent his career working at the city, state, and federal levels building bridges between law enforcement and communities across the state. We are safer, stronger, and better connected thanks to Chauncey’s service to our city, and I am thrilled to have him and Mona Suazo take the lead on our administration’s public safety portfolio through the next successful chapter.”
“In my almost 40 years of public service, the most important thing I have learned is the power of partnerships. No matter what challenge we face, we are always stronger and better when we work together,” said Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker. “I am grateful to Mayor Adams for this opportunity to continuing building on this administration’s progress and creating new government and community partnerships for every public safety responsibility we face — youth crime, subway crime, retail theft, drug overdoses, quality of life concerns, and more.”
Chauncey Parker has dedicated his career to keeping New Yorkers safe at multiple levels of government. Since July, Parker has served as assistant deputy mayor for public safety, where he has focused on gun violence prevention, strategies to divert young people from the criminal justice system, and multi-agency and community partnerships to drive down crime and improve quality of life.
Immediately prior, Parker served as deputy commissioner for collaborative policing for the New York City Police Department (NYPD), where he fostered shared responsibility for public safety through productive partnerships with individuals, government agencies, and community-based organizations.
