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NYC Emergency Management Chief Zach Iscol Resigns Effective Feb. 11

The holdover from the Adams administration had been kept through winter to preserve emergency continuity.

Overview

  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office thanked Iscol for his service through spokeswoman Dora Pekec and voiced confidence in the agency’s staff.
  • If no successor is named by Feb. 11, the first deputy commissioner will serve as acting commissioner.
  • Iscol was temporarily retained during the transition to maintain stability during high‑risk winter months.
  • In his statement, Iscol said the agency now has its executive leadership posts filled, stronger retention, and improved readiness.
  • Interim Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan was also kept on temporarily under the same continuity plan.