Overview

• Sue Donoghue will step down as New York City Parks Commissioner at the end of May 2025, after serving since February 2022.
• During her tenure, the Parks Department completed nearly 340 capital projects and launched the Vital Parks for All initiative to track $3.2 billion in green-space investments.
• She led significant reforms in lifeguard labor, negotiating the first new contract in 40 years, which addressed training control and recruitment challenges following safety concerns.
• Donoghue's time in office was shaped by budget cuts under Mayor Adams, with partial restorations falling short of advocate-recommended levels.
• Her resignation adds to a wave of high-level departures within the Adams administration, including four deputy mayors who left earlier this year.