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ACS Commissioner David Hansell with Mayor Bill de Blasio.
May 10

New NYC Children’s Services Commissioner Will Try to Fix Agency by Reversing Predecessor’s Policies

"The goal here is not to punish, the goal here is not to blame. The goal here is to create an environment in which we can have honest conversations about areas where we can improve our practice and make sure that those changes happen systemically, not just around an individual case but across our practice."
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Dr. Herminia Palacio, deputy mayor for health and human services, introduce the new ACS Commissioner David Hansell.
Feb 21

New Children’s Services Head Lays Out Plan to Prevent More Child Deaths

David Hansell, the Administration for Children's Services' new head, announced a four-point plan for bolstering and improving the agency.
By Madina Toure
Former Administration for Children's Services Commissioner Gladys Carrión speaks as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio look on.
Jan 26

Probe Finds City Could Have Intervened Two Days Before Three-Year-Old’s Fatal Beating

"The depth of errors over a two-day period was so significant, and the errors involved the overall implementation of policies so basic, that they go to the heart of ACS’s core mission of protecting children and implicate high-level, systemic problems."
By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his girlfriend Sandra Lee, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverita, Public Advocate Letitia James and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman attend a 9/11 memorial event in 2014 (Photo: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)
Jan 9

Letitia James Clashes With de Blasio Administration Over Foster Care Suit

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James.
Dec 30

Letitia James Not So Confident Bill de Blasio Deserves Another Term Anymore

By Madina Toure
Bill de Blasio announcing his new ACS commissioner. (Photo: Twitter/ ‏@NYCTransition)
Dec 23

Scott Stringer and Bill de Blasio Spar Over Children’s Services Agency Performance

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Dec 23

Audit: Children’s Services Violated its Own Protocols in Nearly 3,700 Major Probes

By Madina Toure
Administration of Children's Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion (Screengrab: Youtube).
Dec 13

Cuomo Administration Ordered de Blasio to Appoint Monitor for Children’s Services

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference where he unveiled a new, $500 million life sciences initiative.
Dec 13

City to Appoint Independent Monitor to Probe Embattled Children’s Services Agency

By Madina Toure
ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrion, center, cries during a City Council hearing on child abuse cases.
Dec 12

Gladys Carrión Steps Down as Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner

By Madina Toure
ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrion, center, cries during a City Council hearing on child abuse cases.
Nov 30

Outrage at Children’s Services After Toddler Found With Fractured Skull

By Madina Toure
ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrion, center, cries during a City Council hearing on child abuse cases.
Oct 31

Children’s Services Commissioner Breaks Down Over Zymere Perkins’ ‘Unbearable’ Death

By Madina Toure
Anthony Weiner and Bill de Blasio at a 2013 debate.
Oct 31

NYC Mayor Says He Still Thinks ‘the World of’ Huma Abedin, the Wife of Anthony Weiner

By Will Bredderman
Public Advocate Letitia James.
Oct 6

Public Advocate to Mayor and ACS Commissioner: What’s ‘Dead Wrong is Dead Children’

By Madina Toure
Mayor de Blasio and ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrión speak in the Blue Room in City Hall.
Oct 5

Public Advocate Blasts ACS Commissioner’s Performance After Zymere Perkins’ Death

By Madina Toure
Anthony Weiner and Bill de Blasio at a 2013 debate.
Sep 22

Bill de Blasio: Anthony Weiner Needs Help

By Jillian Jorgensen
Anthony Weiner and Bill de Blasio at a 2013 debate.
Aug 30

NYC Mayor Won’t Say if Children’s Services Will Probe Former Foe Anthony Weiner

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
First Lady Chirlane McCray attends a domestic violence awareness event at Fordham University on February 14, 2014.
Feb 19

City to Target Teen Dating Violence With Workshops for Foster Care Youth

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared a moment at 2013's year's Columbus Day Parade, but this year they steered clear of one another. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jul 9

Next Week/This Week: Cuomo vs. de Blasio, Part II

By Observer Politics Team
Public Advocate Letitia James announcing a foster care lawsuit against the city and the state in July.
Jul 8

Letitia James Files Suit Against ACS for ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Foster Kids

By Jillian Jorgensen
Administration of Children's Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion (Screengrab: Youtube).
May 7

After Foster Kid Deaths, de Blasio Administration Forms New Monitor Unit

By Will Bredderman
Gladys Carrión. (Photo: /ocfs.ny.gov)
Dec 22

De Blasio Appoints Gladys Carrión Next ACS Commissioner [Update]

By Jill Colvin
Jul 27

Replacing Mattingly: Ronald Richter

By Azi Paybarah
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