Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- Zohran Mamdani made improving New York City's slow bus system a central focus of his mayoral campaign, advocating for faster and free bus service.
- Shortly after his inauguration, Mamdani announced Michael Flynn, a seasoned transit official and consultant, as the new commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
- Flynn, who has nearly a decade of experience at the Transportation Department and later worked in urban transportation consulting, was present at Mamdani’s swearing-in ceremony held in the old City Hall subway station.
- Mamdani emphasized the importance of public transit to the city's vitality and pledged to make New York’s streetscape and transit system a global model, with Flynn expressing confidence in the department’s passionate workforce to achieve these goals
