Statement from Transportation Alternatives After Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City’s Mayoral Election

NEW YORK — After yesterday’s mayoral election, New Yorkers have chosen Zohran Mamdani as their mayor-elect.

Statement from Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives: 

“Congratulations to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on a decisive win in last night’s election. In less than two months, he will control 6,300 miles of street in New York City, and he has a generational opportunity to create a city where everyone can get around quickly, safely, and affordably, and with dignity — whether you’re walking, biking, or taking the bus. 

“Over the past year, Mayor-elect Mamdani has made commitments to reshape and rebuild the streets of New York City. He has pledged to finally fully fund and implement the Streets Plan, unstick critical DOT safety projects, regulate the predatory same-day delivery app industry, widely implement Sammy’s Law, build a high-quality bike network, expand school streets and pedestrianization projects, speed up our buses, and transform intersections with universal daylighting. We’re ready to work with him to realize this vision and transform New York City.

“As Mayor-elect Mamdani promised, our time is now. If we imagine it and we fight for it, we can win a city that truly serves us all, so that the greatest city in the world has the greatest streets in the world.”