A look at two finalists on the Mamdani administration’s shortlist to lead the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) suggests the agency — charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect — could be headed for big changes.
Senior Mamdani administration officials confirmed an additional round of interviews would be underway over the weekend, as they zero in on two leading candidates who have criticized ACS for causing disproportionate harm to families of color.
Both candidates are attorneys with experience representing parents accused of abuse or neglect. And both are Black women who have railed against a system they say separates too many Black mothers from their children based on unproven allegations…