NEW YORK (PIX11) -- She’s one of the most powerful people at City Hall and New York City’s first Dominican Deputy Mayor.

PIX11 ‘s Monica Morales got unprecedented access behind the scenes to see how Ana Almanzar and her team make it happen for the city of New York.

Her rise from factory worker to city hall still amazes her today.

Almanzar is the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives for NYC, in charge of nine NYC agencies. Almanzar says her rock is her family.

She is one of ten children, her hero is her late father, who was a migrant farmer.

Almanzar says her strength comes from her childhood in the Dominican Republic. Working in a factory, going to CUNY,

Almanzar eventually landed her dream job at City Hall. She says it was a long journey from Las Palmas to Santo Domingo and then t

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