The Daily Dirt: Meet the new head of City Planning 

Growing up on Staten Island’s North Shore, Sideya Sherman learned that to access opportunity, she needed to leave her neighborhood. “I understood at a very early age how much place matters and how impactful government services can be on one’s life,” Sherman said in an interview on Tuesday. That sentiment was reinforced when Sherman worked at the Municipal Art Society, where she helped community groups get more involved in land use and planning issues, and at the New York City Housing Authority, where she engaged with residents.