By Heather Grossmann
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, architect of Bloomberg's exploration of a presidential bid, will leave the administration and special advisor Howard Wolfson will get his job.
Sheekey will be returning to work at Bloomberg L.P., where he worked from 1997 to 2001. Sheekey has been the mayor's chief political aide since 2006 and has worked in city politics since the mayor's first election effort in 2001.
“Kevin helped lead the way as this Administration advanced our education, sustainability, housing, immigration, and fiscal responsibility agendas,” Bloomberg said in a statement.
“He has had his hand in just about everything we’ve done over the past four years – and we’ve been smarter, more strategic, and more successful due to his efforts.”
“It has been inspiring and an immense privilege to work for Mayor Bloomberg, someone who has always been willing to search for a new approach and use the bully pulpit to fight for New York City,” Sheekey said in an e-mailed press announcement.
Wolfson, whose first official day of work at City Hall was Monday, will take on Sheekey's role as deputy mayor of government affairs after a transition period.
