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Mamdani Pushes Bus Reform as Safety Office Stumbles
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 10 min
Zohran Mamdani restarted the 34th Street busway and picked Janette Sadik-Khan for the MTA board, signaling a serious bus-and-streets push. But Council questioning exposed a basic gap in the new Office of Community Safety: NYPD coordination has barely begun.
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Zohran Mamdani restarted the 34th Street busway and picked Janette Sadik-Khan for the MTA board, signaling a serious bus-and-streets push. But Council questioning exposed a basic gap in the new Office of Community Safety: NYPD coordination has barely begun.
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- Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted — 6sqft
Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted Newsletter Sign Up Share ( shares) # Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted Credit: NYC DOT Plans to turn Manhattan’s 34th Street into a dedicated busway are back on. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) on…
- Step Back — A 34th Street busway sounds like paint, signs, and enforcement — not a multibillion-dollar tunnel — so why can it still get stalled for years, and who actually has the power to make or break it?
Background sources
- New York Halts 34th Street Busway Project Due to Concerns from Trump’s Top Highway Authority Over Accessibility for Truckers and Emergency Vehicles | FHWA — FHWA
- Mayor Mamdani Advances 34th Street Busway in Manhattan - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
- Trump administration orders NYC to stop work on 34th Street busway in Midtown Manhattan - ABC7 New York — Abc7ny
- Mamdani restarts plan for 34th Street busway that Trump halted — Devin Gannon
- Work halted on 34th Street busway, FHWA says — Ny1
- NYC unveils plans for 34th Street busway amid Trump administration threats to withhold funding for it - CBS New York — Cbsnews
- Mamdani Nominates Ex-Bloomberg Official Janette Sadik-Khan To MTA Board - Streetsblog New York City — Streetsblog New York City
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- City Council leaders press top cop Tisch about coordination with Mamdani over ‘Office of Community Safety’ | amNewYork — amNewYork
City Council leaders press top cop Tisch about coordination with Mamdani over ‘Office of Community Safety’ | amNewYork City Council Speaker Julie Menin questioned NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a budget meeting over the police departments coordination with the Mamdani administration on his new public safety initiative the Office of Community Safety. John McCarten/NYC Council Media…
- Opinion: Why New York's Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing - City Limits — City Limits
# Opinion: Why New York's Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing - City Limits Author: Eric Rosenbaum Published: 2026-06-02T18:01:48+00:00 Source: citylimits.org (citylimits.org) Language: en ## Story Opinion: Why New York's Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing - City Limits Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer # Opinion: Why New York’s Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing ByEric Rosenbaum 44 minutes…