Brian Laird on WNYC, and now we turn to Mayor Eric Adams' weekly Tuesday news conference

in which reporters are free to ask questions on any subject, the only time each week that he

allows that. This week, the mayor was asked about a new appointment, an interim appointment

concerning public safety with all the resignations, police commissioner, his deputy mayor

for public safety, leaving, et cetera. And one additional resignation, Dr. Ashwin-Vasun, who's been on this show so many

times as New York City Health Commissioner. He has announced that he will step down earlier

than he was planning. So we'll get into all of this and even some policy issues with WNYC

and Gothamist lead Eric Adams reporter, Elizabeth Kim, who joins us most Wednesdays

after these Tuesday news conferences with clips and analysis. Happy Wednesday, Liz. Happy Wednesday,

Brian. So the mayor announced that Chauncey Parker will be the next deputy mayor for public safety.

That's following the resignation of Phil Banks, who's under a cloud of suspicion.

Here's a clip of Deputy Mayor Parker at yesterday's press briefing.

Every morning at 10 a.m., this team comes together and reviews this small number of people.

Today is one person, but meets that description, but it's vital to the safety of the city to achieve

the mayor's North Star of ending gun violence, that we work as hard as we possibly can when those people hurting people most come come through come through the criminal justice system that is a model for there's nothing like it anywhere in the country and i don't think there's anything like this anywhere in the world. 760 days, all these different partners come together,

look at the same map at the same time,

and work together to achieve that North Star vending gun violence.

The new deputy mayor for public safety, Chauncey Parker.

And Liz, the New York Times has called this appointment unusual,

noting that Parker is not part of the

mayor's inner circle. So why him? Well, for one thing, he is the assistant deputy mayor to

banks who, as you said, left. You know, before that, he worked in the NYPD as a deputy commissioner for collaborative police.

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