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'''Kathryn Garcia''' (born Kathryn Ann McIver, March 3, 1970) was the Commissioner of the [[New York City Sanitation Department]] from 2014 to 2020.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.earnthenecklace.com/kathryn-garcia-wiki/|title=NYC Sanitation Chief, Kathryn Garcia Steps Down, Considers Running for Mayor|first1=Caroline |last1=John|date=September 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Garcia was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ab6fa034-5231-11e5-b029-b9d50a74fd14|title=The Financial Times|website=The Financial Times}}</ref> She was the adopted daughter of Bruce and Ann McIver.<ref name="auto"/> She attended P.S. 321 in [[Park Slope]], Brooklyn, and [[Stuyvesant High School]] in Manhattan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/nyregion/a-day-of-calm-for-kathryn-garcia.html|title=A Day of Calm for Kathryn Garcia |first=Liz|last=Robbins|date=January 9, 2015|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/major-2021-mayoral-contenders.html|title=The major 2021 mayoral contenders|date=December 31, 2020|website=City & State NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/cityandstate/docs/csny-11022020-webissue|title=City & State New York 110220|website=Issuu}}</ref> |
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She attended the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], earning a BA in Economics and History in 1992.<ref name="auto"/> |
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Garcia was the chief operating officer of the [[New York City Department of Environmental Protection]] from 2012 to 2014, after four years as its Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, and handled the city’s [[water supply]], [[sewage system]], and [[wastewater treatment plant]]s.<ref name="auto1"/> She was given credit for increasing the speed of its response to complaints and street repair requests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/09/08/nyc-sanitation-commissioner-blasts-de-blasio-in-resignation-letter/|title=NYC sanitation commissioner blasts de Blasio in resignation letter, eyes mayoral run|first1=Nolan|last1=Hicks|first2=Julia|last2=Marsh|date=September 8, 2020|work=The New York Post}}</ref> |
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She was the 43rd Commissioner of the [[New York City Sanitation Department]], which is in the largest sanitation department in the world, from 2014 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-sanitation-commissioner-kathryn-garcia-resigns|title=NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia resigns|date=September 8, 2020|website=WPIX}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/08/19/nyc-sanitation-boss-kathryn-garcia-considers-mayoral-run/|title=Sanitation boss Kathryn Garcia considers NYC mayoral run as trash piles up|first1=Julia|last1=Marsh|first2=Nolan|last2=Hicks|date=August 19, 2020|work=The New York Post}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> As of 2015, the Department had more than 9,700 employees, handled more than 3.2 m tons of refuse every year, and recycled more than 600,000 tons of waste material annually.<ref name="auto1"/> She was also the interim chair and CEO of the [[New York City Housing Authority]] for part of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/article/everyone-running-for-new-york-city-mayor.html|title=Here’s Everyone Running for New York City Mayor (So Far)|first=Caroline|last=Spivack|date=January 4, 2021|website=Curbed}}</ref> She resigned in September 2020 to consider running for Mayor of New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/us/elections/kathryn-garcia-nycs-sanitation-commissioner-resigns-to-mull-a-run-for-mayor.html|title=Kathryn Garcia, N.Y.C.’s sanitation commissioner, resigns to mull a run for mayor.|first=Dana|last=Rubinstein|date=September 8, 2020|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-kathryn-garcia-department-of-sanitation-mayor-2021-de-blasio-20200908-ylj4gqon7ndmxi7gcu76sy6may-story.html|title=NYC sanitation chief steps down as she mulls mayoral bid|first=Michael|last=Gartland|website=The New York Daily News}}</ref> |
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Garcia launched a campaign for Mayor of New York City in December 2020, after filing to run in September 2020.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3"/> Among her proposals are a city residency requirement for new New York Police Department officers, expanding the bus and bike lanes, and turning [[Rikers Island]] into a [[renewable energy]] zone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/3gwz8o4|title=Kathryn Garcia launches mayoral run |first1=Erin|last1=Durkin|first2=ANNA GRONEWOLD with JONATHAN|last2=CUSTODIO|website=POLITICO}}</ref> |
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==Footnotes== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Bill de Blasio cabinet}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Kathryn}} |
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[[Category:1970 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Brooklyn]] |
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Kathryn Garcia (born Kathryn Ann McIver, March 3, 1970) was the Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020.[1]
Biography
Garcia was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] She was the adopted daughter of Bruce and Ann McIver.[1] She attended P.S. 321 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.[3][1] She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.[4][5]
She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning a BA in Economics and History in 1992.[1]
Garcia was the chief operating officer of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection from 2012 to 2014, after four years as its Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, and handled the city’s water supply, sewage system, and wastewater treatment plants.[2] She was given credit for increasing the speed of its response to complaints and street repair requests.[6]
She was the 43rd Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department, which is in the largest sanitation department in the world, from 2014 to 2020.[7][8][2] As of 2015, the Department had more than 9,700 employees, handled more than 3.2 m tons of refuse every year, and recycled more than 600,000 tons of waste material annually.[2] She was also the interim chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority for part of 2019.[9] She resigned in September 2020 to consider running for Mayor of New York City.[10][11]
Garcia launched a campaign for Mayor of New York City in December 2020, after filing to run in September 2020.[4][8] Among her proposals are a city residency requirement for new New York Police Department officers, expanding the bus and bike lanes, and turning Rikers Island into a renewable energy zone.[12]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d John, Caroline (September 9, 2020). "NYC Sanitation Chief, Kathryn Garcia Steps Down, Considers Running for Mayor".
- ^ a b c d "The Financial Times". The Financial Times.
- ^ Robbins, Liz (January 9, 2015). "A Day of Calm for Kathryn Garcia". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "The major 2021 mayoral contenders". City & State NY. December 31, 2020.
- ^ "City & State New York 110220". Issuu.
- ^ Hicks, Nolan; Marsh, Julia (September 8, 2020). "NYC sanitation commissioner blasts de Blasio in resignation letter, eyes mayoral run". The New York Post.
- ^ "NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia resigns". WPIX. September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Marsh, Julia; Hicks, Nolan (August 19, 2020). "Sanitation boss Kathryn Garcia considers NYC mayoral run as trash piles up". The New York Post.
- ^ Spivack, Caroline (January 4, 2021). "Here's Everyone Running for New York City Mayor (So Far)". Curbed.
- ^ Rubinstein, Dana (September 8, 2020). "Kathryn Garcia, N.Y.C.'s sanitation commissioner, resigns to mull a run for mayor". The New York Times.
- ^ Gartland, Michael. "NYC sanitation chief steps down as she mulls mayoral bid". The New York Daily News.
- ^ Durkin, Erin; CUSTODIO, ANNA GRONEWOLD with JONATHAN. "Kathryn Garcia launches mayoral run". POLITICO.