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Zohran Mamdani is tapping Mike Flynn, an experienced city planner, to lead the Department of Transportation, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
The position of DOT commissioner is a crucial pick for soon-to-be Mayor Mamdani, whose marquee policy is not only to make the city’s buses free for all New Yorkers, but to make them faster. While the state-run MTA controls the operations of the city’s buses, it’s the city that leads the charge on building bus lane infrastructure and reducing traffic congestion…