 On June 1, 1966, Brown became the first head of the New York City Health Services Administration.He oversaw 22 municipal hospitals, 23 district health centers, 94 child health stations, and 50,000 city employees but still needed to hide his sexual identity to keep his job.In late 1967, Brown received a warning that an investigative reporter planned to expose homosexuals in the administration of Mayor John Lindsay and resigned rather than be forced out.