Meera Joshi nominated to MTA Board by the city mayor / X/@MeeraCJoshi

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has recommended Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi to serve on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board.

Dan Garodnick, chair of the NYC Planning Commission, was also chosen to serve on the board alongside Joshi.

“Deputy Mayor Joshi and Director Garodnick are the perfect people to help secure the MTA’s future and deliver a world-class, safe, reliable, and accessible transportation system to all New Yorkers,” Adams said in a statement.

“New York City’s transit system is our backbone, and once confirmed to the MTA Board, Deputy Mayor Joshi and Director Garodnick will help ensure our backbone is stronger than ever. We want to thank Governor Hochul and our partners at the MTA for their collaboration on moving our city forward,” he added.

Who is Meera Joshi?

Meera Joshi is the deputy mayor for operations, overseeing New York City’s infrastructure, public realm, and climate portfolio. She oversees the Adams administration’s transportation and infrastructure portfolio, spearheading street safety work.

Her efforts contributed to making 2023 NYC’s second-safest year for pedestrians since 2014. She also led efforts to create vibrant public spaces in all five boroughs and prepared the city for congestion pricing.

Commenting on the nomination, Joshi said, “Supporting the MTA’s fiscal and operational wellbeing through this moment of transition would be a great honor and privilege. From delivering needed upgrades to effectively operationalizing congestion pricing, I am committed to faithfully serving the people of New York as a member of the MTA’s Board of Directors.”

“Our public transit is the backbone around which our economy functions & our identity as NYers is built. Honored to be nominated to the @MTA Board alongside tireless @DanGarodnick & can’t wait to get to work! @NYCMayor,” she wrote on X.

Our public transit is the backbone around which our economy functions & our identity as NYers is built. Honored to be nominated to the @MTA Board alongside tireless @DanGarodnick & can’t wait to get to work! @NYCMayor https://t.co/UURcPFIG9E

— Meera Joshi (@MeeraCJoshi) February 8, 2024

Prior to joining the Adams administration, Joshi was President Joe Biden’s nominee for administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency responsible for regulation of interstate trucking. She was also the chair and CEO of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Aside from her roles in transportation oversight, Joshi served as the inspector general of the New York City Department of Correction, in-charge of investigations of corruption and criminality at all levels of NYC’s jail operations between 2002 and 2008.

She was also the first deputy executive director of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, leading investigations of civilian allegations of police misconduct.