Adrian Benepe, New York City’s longtime parks commissioner, is stepping down. He’s been with Parks since Bloomberg’s first term in 2002. He has accepted a position at the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit conservation organization.

Veronica M. White, the founding executive director of the city’s Center for Economic Opportunity, will take over for Commissioner Benepe. This news was announced this morning. Bloomberg had this to say:

“Adrian Benepe has done extraordinary work as parks commissioner, leading transformative changes in every corner of New York City, and I couldn’t be prouder that he is going to lead the Trust for Public Land’s new initiative to replicate our work in cities across the country.”