March 24, 2026
As the Mamdani administration restarts the search for the next Administration for Children’s Services commissioner will it choose a leader committed to genuine transformation and ready to champion bold solutions? Or will it choose a leader who will preside over the status quo?
The next commissioner will inherit a system that remains more adept at surveillance and separation than support. To truly transform child welfare, the mayor must appoint a leader ready to dismantle the architecture of suspicion and replace it with a foundation of family support.