After Foster Kid Deaths, de Blasio Administration Forms New Monitor Unit

After Foster Kid Deaths, de Blasio Administration Forms New Monitor Unit

The de Blasio administration will launch a new $6.5 million department within Administration of Children’s Services this summer, complete with retired NYPD detectives and aimed to ensure the safety of children tentatively returned to their parents from foster care—and to prevent a repeat of the string of tragedies that shocked the city last year.