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Politics

Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Posted on January 2, 2026

Zohran Mamdani’s very first act as mayor was to announce his Department of Transportation commissioner.

The newly minted Hizzoner named transportation veteran Mike Flynn as the head of DOT, an agency that is key to executing one of his central campaign promises: delivering “fast and free” city buses.

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Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

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