Mayor Eric Adams named Jessica Tisch to lead the NYC Department of Sanitation, a 9,200-person agency responsible for cleaning 6,500 miles of streets.

Tisch, who was named CIO in December 2019, said she's moving to a new position in Mayor Eric Adams' administration.

Citywide CIO Jessica Tisch said the pandemic forced her agency to rush new services online, while also supporting a pivot to remote work for thousands of staff.

The city is trying get a better picture of potential coronavirus exposure. "This will all depend on our New Yorkers signing up," CIO Jessica Tisch said.

Jessica Tisch, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for information technology, will take over IT administration for the nation's largest city government.