Palacio appeared at the hearing without the agency's commissioner, Gladys Carrion. Carrion announced her resignation this week. The administration insists she is not stepping down because of the Perkins case.
Date: Dec 14, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Albany tells de Blasio to fix troubled Children's Services
Taking questions at an unrelated press event, the mayor said he would appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Administration for Childrens Services in the wake of Commissioner Gladys Carrions sudden resignation.
Though not a requirement, the ACS considers it a "good practice" to see the primary custodian in person, said Gladys Carrion, the head of ACS. But she also stressed that Myls always appeared safe and healthy before the supervision ended.
Date: Jan 17, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
De Blasio makes attacking inequality first priority
On Sunday, de Blasio named a new leader for the city's child protection agency, state juvenile justice head Gladys Carrion. He called children's services an area of "special feeling'' for him and implied it might need more funding in his next budget.