Mamdani Has Less Than a Month to Fill 2 MTA Board Vacancies — Joshi and Valdivia Seats Open Since 2025 as June 4 Albany Session Closes

Mayor Mamdani must submit MTA board recommendations to Hochul (who controls 6 board seats and the chair) in time for State Senate confirmation before the Albany session ends June 4. Two NYC seats have sat vacant: Meera Joshi (former Adams DM) left last June, and Midori Valdivia resigned in March after Mamdani tapped her to chair the TLC. The picks will shape Mamdani's top transit priorities — fare affordability and bus-speed acceleration (NYC buses averaged 8.3 mph in March, his "free buses → faster buses" pivot rests on these seats).

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