Her resignation followed a major winter storm that rolled through the city last month. At least 18 people have been found dead outside in the frigid temperatures, leading to increased pressure on the Mamdani administration’s homeless outreach services.

Park’s departure was unrelated to the deadly cold snap that hit New York City because Mamdani was reconsidering the department’s leadership beforehand, the New York Times reported. Her resignation was reported by the Gothamist.

“When the final evaluation happens, I’m sure there’s going to be instances where we find instances where we could have done something different,” she told the New York Times. “I feel like in an awful lot of cases, we did what we needed to.”

Park is set to testify on Tuesday before the New York City Council to answer questions about the weather-related deaths.

The string of deaths started on Jan. 24 when New York City first saw snowfall. Since then, City Hall has taken extra precautions in bringing unsheltered homeless people inside.

On Monday, Mamdani revealed his administration had placed over 1,400 homeless people into shelters and safe havens. Another 33 were involuntarily transported for their safety.

“Until temperatures warm up, I ask all of you in this room and outside of it to please continue to take additional precautions,” he said. “Stay safe, stay indoors, and please, New York, let’s keep looking out for one another.”

Park left just before the Department of Social Services was about to implement a new rule requiring homeless people to show proof they’ve been living on the city streets for at least six months in order to qualify for a safe haven or stabilization bed. Homelessness advocates have argued it will make the process of finding shelter more difficult for the city’s most vulnerable.

Mamdani’s office is repealing the policy, which was being carried over from the Adams administration. The rule is no longer taking effect this Thursday.

“We will work to establish a new standard that provides the flexibility needed to protect some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and ensure they can be placed into shelter,” Mamdani spokesman Matthew Rauschenbach told Politico Playbook. “Mayor Mamdani has already taken emergency action to accelerate the opening of safe haven sites — high-quality shelter that helps people experiencing homelessness move closer to long-term stability — during this winter weather emergency.”

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Adams relied on the policy as his office dealt with a record influx of migrants, which placed pressure on the city’s housing system during his single term.

While thanking Park for her service, a spokesperson for Mamdani said a replacement will be announced “in the coming weeks.”