Mamdani Picks Ex-Transport Chief, Former Budget Director for MTA

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani picked Janette Sadik-Khan, a former transportation official in the Bloomberg administration, and Melanie Hartzog, the city’s former budget director, to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Mamdani nominated Sadik-Khan and Hartzog to the board on Tuesday, and the selections are subject to state Senate approval. The MTA oversees the city’s subways, buses and commuter rail lines. Dan Garodnick, a former director of the Department of City Planning, and David Jones, president and chief executive officer of the Community Service Society of New York, will remain on the board as ...