Former Brooklyn Councilmember Ampry-Samuel named HUD administrator for NY-NJ
Former Brooklyn Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel was appointed Tuesday by President Joe Biden to serve as Department of Housing and Urban Development regional administrator for Region II, serving New York and New Jersey. In this position, Ampry-Samuel will oversee the New York City Regional Office and field offices in Buffalo, Albany and Newark.
Ampry-Samuel served as councilmember between 2017 and 2021, representing the 41st C.D., which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush and Crown Heights. Her district included the highest concentration of public housing in the U.S., and she was appointed deputy leader and chair of the Public Housing Committee. She was defeated in 2021 by former Councilmember Darlene Mealy, who she had defeated for the same position four years previously.
Before being elected to the City Council, Ampry-Samuel served on the senior team at the New York City Housing Authority. She has held a number of public service positions from chief of staff in the New York State Assembly to democracy and human rights coordinator at the United States Embassy in Accra, Ghana.