Transportation
Who gets a car in the Mamdani administration? These 52 officials
A car and driver is a perk for dozens of jobs in city government besides the mayor.
Then-New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani warned that too much time behind tinted SUV windows can alter one’s view of the city. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
"I think the way that you move around the city, it influences the way in which you see the city,” then-New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told Wired last October. “Too often if you’re riding around only in a car with tinted windows, the only New Yorker you might see is a reflection of yourself.”
As mayor, Mamdani is often sitting behind those tinted SUV windows. He’s not alone. From deputy mayors to agency heads, here’s who else gets a car and driver in the Mamdani administration, according to a freedom of information request returned in late May.