William Alatriste, City Council
Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Making appointments is the Council's third greatest power after voting on the budget and on land use.
The early statistics on Speaker Johnson’s appointments mirror the record on the other side of City Hall, where Mayor de Blasio’s hiring practices indicate major racial disparities.
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