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City Council Speaker Corey Johnson assumed the role and office of Acting Public Advocate when the prior Public Advocate, Letitia James, became State Attorney General, on January 1, 2019.<\/p>\n
The Public Advocate acts as an ombudsperson for all New Yorkers – a government official who champions the public and ensures government is responsive to their needs.<\/p>\n
Pursuant to the City Charter, the Public Advocate, in addition to other duties, shall: monitor the operation of the public information and service complaint programs of city agencies and make proposals to improve such programs; review complaints of systemic problems with city services and programs, and make proposals to improve the city’s response to such complaints; and to take, investigate and otherwise attempt to resolve complaints from individuals concerning city services and other administrative actions of city agencies.<\/p>\n
As the Former Acting Public Advocate, Corey Johnson helped New Yorkers with any issues they might be facing and encouraged everyone to submit concerns or complaints via this online form<\/strong><\/a> or call the Public Advocate\u2019s office at (212) 669-7250<\/strong> or visit at 1 Centre Street, 15th<\/sup> Floor North, New York, NY 10007<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information on Speaker and Former Acting Public Advocate Corey Johnson, please see his biography<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n City Council Speaker Corey Johnson assumed the role and office of Acting Public Advocate when the prior Public Advocate, Letitia James, became State Attorney General, on January 1, 2019.<\/p>\n The Public Advocate acts as an ombudsperson for all New Yorkers – a government official who champions the public and ensures government is responsive to their needs.<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n