A source close to the Bloomberg administration confirms the Times’ report that Deputy Mayor for Operations Ed Skyler is departing his post.
UPDATE: An informed source says Skyler will be executive vice president of global public affairs for Citigroup, handling communications, government relations and investor relations.
Skyler’s departure has been rumored/speculated for some time now. He was one of several top Bloomberg aides – along with the recently departed Kevin Sheekey and Patti Harris – who opposed the mayor’s successful push to overturn term limits and seek re-election last fall.
Skyler, 36, has worked for the administration for eight years, moving up from the position as press secretary to his current perch, from which he more or less runs the city, overseeing the fire, police, sanitation, and transportation departments – among others.
He made headlines last March for running down a teenager who had grabbed a woman’s cellphone on a midtown street corner.
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