Power & Politics: Mamdani’s bus plan; lawmakers scrap roll-down gate mandate; World Cup’s impact on businesses
News 12’s Heather Fordham spoke one-on-one with Department of Transportation Mike Flynn about the more than $880 million bus investment.
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This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration continued to work toward delivered on his campaign promises, launching the Next Stop Action Plan, a blueprint to speed up buses, improve accessibility, enforcement and comfort for riders across the city.
News 12’s Heather Fordham spoke one-on-one with Department of Transportation Mike Flynn about the more than $880 million investment.
In a last-minute move, city lawmakers scrapped a transparency mandate for roll-down gates one day before it was set to kick in.
This came after some business owners already spent thousands to comply.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Randy Peers joins us to talk about their advocacy, along with the effects that World Cup visitors have brought to local communities.
Attempts to raise paychecks for top city officials are moving forward, with the City Council holding a hearing that would increase some of their pay by nearly 20%.
