Tuesday, October 3, 2017
De Blasio Taps Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza To Head Department of Environmental Protection
Mayor de Blasio will officially name Vincent Sapienza commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, more than a year after the last permanent head left.
Sapienza, a three-decade DEP veteran who worked his way up through the ranks, has been acting commissioner since previous commissioner Emily Lloyd resigned last summer after a medical leave.
“When I sign things, I guess it’s one less word I have to write,” Sapienza, who started as an engineer 34 years ago with the agency that runs the city’s water and sewer systems, quipped in an interview with the Daily News. . .