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Let’s ring out 2025 by pointing out that Mayor-elect Mamdani — who takes office tomorrow — has still not announced a pick for DOT commissioner! We’re freaking out! It’s only, like, the second-most-important job in city government!
Plus, check out our year-in-review piece about how Mamdani got to where he is today (hint: lots of bus rides).
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.