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Bloomberg appoints former OEM official to head housing recovery unit

Brad Gair
Brad Gair

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has appointed Brad Gair, a former deputy commissioner for the New York City Office of Emergency Management, as director of housing recovery operations for the city, the Mayor announced at a press conference in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn today. The newly-created position is a temporary appointment, a representative for the Mayor’s office said.

Gair will develop an inventory of temporary housing and oversee the city’s efforts to relocate displaced citizens into it.

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“Mayor Bloomberg is committed to ensuring that every New Yorker displaced by Sandy has a safe and warm place to live,” Department of Housing Preservation and Development commissioner Mat Wambua said in a statement provided by the Mayor’s office. “Our agency will work closely with [Gair] … to get New Yorkers into those homes as quickly as we can.”

Gair will coordinate with state and federal authorities, and will oversee four newly-appointed community recovery directors, one each serving Manhattan and the Bronx, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. Previously, Gair worked for the OEM and was the a federal recovery officer for the city following the 9/11 attacks, the statement said. —Guelda Voien

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