Office of the Mayor

Edward Skyler Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler is the Deputy Mayor for Operations. In this capacity, Skyler assists the Mayor in managing the Police Department, Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of Labor Relations. In addition, Skyler directly oversees the Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Buildings, the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Operations/Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, the Department of Sanitation, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the Mayor's Office of Contract Services, the Criminal Justice Coordinator, and the Office of Special Enforcement. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Mayor for Operations, Skyler served as Deputy Mayor for Administration, after serving as the Mayor's Communications Director and Press Secretary. Skyler has worked in the Bloomberg Administration since its inception in January, 2002. Previously, Skyler worked at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation from 1995 to 1999, where he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and as the Public Information Director. He then was appointed a Deputy Press Secretary to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. In 2000, he left the Mayor's Office to work in the Corporate Communications group of Bloomberg LP and, in 2001, he joined Bloomberg for Mayor as the campaign's Press Secretary. Skyler served in that position through the transition during which time he was appointed Press Secretary to the incoming Mayor. Skyler, a member of the New York State Bar, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Fordham University School of Law.