Yesterday's citywide election put the exclamation point on something we've said for a long time: safer streets and better public transit aren't just good policy – they're good politics!

While there are myriad reasons why Zohran Mamdani – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani – won a historic victory last night, including a platform that clearly resonated with voters, unparalleled organizing and ground game, and impeccable message discipline, his embrace of public transit, micro-mobility, and progressive transportation policy played a key role. Fast, free buses were at the top of his pitch to New Yorkers, and his ubiquitous campaign videos frequently showed him riding the subway or a bus or a Citi Bike. It all felt so authentic because that's how he really gets around, and because he truly is passionate about transit and cycling.

Up and down the ballot, StreetsPAC's endorsees won not in spite of their embrace of these issues, but at least in part because of it. And their victories, especially Mayor-elect Mandani's, herald what could be a transformative new era in city transportation policy. While it's important to not let expectations run away from reality, the vibes, to be sure, are immaculate.

Mayor-elect Mamdani's candidacy was supported by numerous street-safety advocates early on. He sat down in the spring for a robust "ask me anything" session organized by Alex "Miser" Duncan with the 37,000-plus-member MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit, which has grown into a political force in its own right. As his campaign progressed following his resounding win in the Democratic primary, Mr. Mamdani demonstrated that our fight was his fight, promising to complete a long list of street-safety and transit projects that foundered or were outright abandoned by the Adams administration. And he famously corrected a heckler that "it's pronounced 'cyclist!'."

While the hard part of winning an intense election is over, the other hard part of governing is just getting started. Mayor-elect Mamdani announced a top-notch leadership team for his transition today, and StreetsPAC will offer whatever support we can as his nascent administration develops plans for implementing its transportation policies.

We also want to offer or congratulations and gratitude to all of our endorsees, including Shirley Aldebol, who won an upset victory in the Bronx's 13th Council District, and Ben Chou, who couldn't quite do the same in Queens's 19th District, but gave it a spirited shot. Overall, 17 of our 18 endorsees won their races. We're also deeply appreciative of all the dozens of candidates who put in the time and effort to participate in our endorsement process.

All of us at StreetsPAC are excited for what comes next in New York City. You can help us continue our work here and as we look to statewide elections in 2026, by supporting us with a contribution. Thank you!

Today is Election Day in New York City!

Voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can find your polling site, review a sample ballot, confirm your registration status, and see other election-related information at vote.nyc.

For the past several months, StreetsPAC's board has been evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to present you with our voter guide, featuring our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, along with summaries of the safe-streets and transportation issues they've pledged to support if elected.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, but while that level of participation is less than ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference.

The outcome of today's election will likely have an outsized effect on the future of transportation policy in New York City. With that in mind, we implore you to vote for every StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who appears on your ballot. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or the contests in a particular borough.

2025 Endorsees: Mayor | Comptroller | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Early voting leading to New York City's November 4th general election kicks off this Saturday, October 25th, and continues daily through Sunday, November 2nd. Early-voting sites will be open for at least eight hours every day, though the times will vary. You can find the full early voting schedule here. Polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day.

For the past several months, StreetsPAC's board has been busy evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to present you with our voter guide, featuring our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they've pledged to champion if elected.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, but while that level of participation is less than ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference in a close race.

To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, and review a sample ballot, please visit vote.nyc. Take note that your early-voting site and election-day polling location may be different. If you're not registered to vote, you can still do so, but the deadline is October 25th.

We urge you to vote for every StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who appears on your ballot. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or the contests in a particular borough.

2025 Endorsees: Mayor | Comptroller | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Mark Levine for Comptroller, Hoylman-Sigal, Gibson & Reynoso for BP, and 13 Council Candidates Round Out the Slate

We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, topped by our endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, whom we believe will bring a transformative new era of pro-safe streets, pro-public transit leadership to City Hall.

Our board has reviewed questionnaire responses from, and conducted interviews with, dozens of candidates since the spring, and we're proud to support a diverse slate of candidates who are committed to improving the safety of our streets and sidewalks and to making public transit an increasingly fast, accessible and comfortable (and possibly free!) way to get around the city.

In addition to endorsements in the citywide Mayor's and Comptroller's races, we are endorsing for Borough President in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, and in 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island.

Early voting ahead of the general election begins this Saturday, October 25th, and continues every day until Sunday, November 2nd. To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, and see a sample ballot, please visit vote.nyc. If you're not registered to vote, you can do so until Saturday.

We're excited to support this great group of candidates. Please read on below to learn about them, and specific aspects of their platforms. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or borough.

2025 Endorsees: Mayor | Comptroller | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Today is New York City's primary election, and voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can find your polling site, review a sample ballot, confirm your registration status, and see other election-related information at vote.nyc. If you're registered with a party affiliation, you are eligible to vote in your party's primary.

Our board has spent the past several months evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to bring you our voter guide, with our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 15 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they'll champion in office.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching an historic low of 23% in the last mayoral election, and while that is the opposite of ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference today – a difference that could shape the city for the next four years, and beyond.

Remember as you vote today that under the ranked choice system, you may choose up to five candidates in a particular race in your order of preference. Gothamist has a helpful explainer here.

We urge you to cast a vote for all the StreetsPAC candidates on your ballot, and to be sure to rank all five of our mayoral endorsees. Read on below for our full voter guide. You can click the links at the top to jump to our endorsements in a particular borough. Council races are listed in numerical order by district.

2025 Endorsees: Citywide | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Early voting ahead of the June 24 New York City primary election gets underway this Saturday, June 14, and continues until Sunday, June 22. If you're registered with a political-party affiliation, you are eligible to vote in your party's primary. If you're not currently registered, you may still enroll until tomorrow.

Our board has spent the past several months evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to bring you our voter guide, with our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 15 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they'll champion in office.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, and while that is the opposite of ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference in a close race.

To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, see a sample ballot, and learn more about Ranked Choice Voting, please visit vote.nyc. Remember that under the ranked choice system, you may choose up to five candidates in a particular race in your order of preference. Gothamist has a helpful explainer here.

We urge you to get out and vote for all the StreetsPAC candidates on your ballot, and to be sure to rank all five of our mayoral endorsees. Read on below for our full voter guide. You can click the links at the top to jump to our endorsements in a particular borough. Council races are listed in numerical order by district.

2025 Endorsees: Citywide | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Brad Lander, New York City's Comptroller, is our top choice for Mayor.

The city's voters are fortunate to have several mayoral candidates with progressive platforms and noteworthy résumés on street-safety and public transit policies from whom to choose – more about some of them below – but Brad Lander rises to the top thanks to the combination of his expansive vision for New York City's transportation landscape and his past record of advocacy and accomplishment.

When we interviewed Kathryn Garcia before endorsing her in the Democratic mayoral primary in 2021, we were deeply impressed by her preparation and ability to speak knowledgeably and confidently on a host of transportation policy issues. Mr. Lander has taken that to an entirely new level in 2025.

His "Green Light for New York City" transportation platform is by far the most comprehensive blueprint for safer streets and better public transit that we've ever seen from a candidate for any office. It outlines a wide-ranging roadmap for getting Vision Zero back on track, improving and enhancing subway and bus service, reimagining the city's curb space, and bringing a newfound degree of safety and order to the city's streets.

His commitment to working closely with the MTA to get more New Yorkers back on subways and buses includes implementing a true Bus Rapid Transit system, prioritizing accessibility, ensuring the fastest possible rollout of the Interborough Express, and expansion and enhancement of the Fair Fares and City Ticket programs.

Mr. Lander is fully committed to implementing and adhering to the benchmarks of the city's Streets Plan, which has floundered under the current administration. He'll fully fund and staff the Department of Transportation and empower it to implement projects without political interference, and he'll kickstart critical efforts like the stalled secure bike-parking program. He'll restore year-round outdoor dining, and will implement transformative projects like the redesign of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and the pedestrianization of large portions of the Financial District.

He'll bring order to city streets by regulating the delivery app companies that have prioritized profits and speed over the safety of delivery workers and pedestrians, and will pilot a Reckless Driver Accountability Act-style program to alter rider behavior using an approach based on a restorative justice model.

And he'll remake the city's curbside spaces by expanding the city's Smart Curbs pilot, innovating the use of real-time parking sensors and dynamic pricing, and modernizing the alternate-side parking system to increase compliance while actually making parking easier for those drivers who follow the rules.

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We're excited today to announce our endorsements for Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's June 24th primary election. Please stay tuned for our mayoral endorsement, which we'll be announcing separately later today.

Our board has reviewed questionnaire responses from, and conducted interviews with, dozens of candidates over the past few months, and we're proud to support a slate of candidates who are committed to improving the safety of our streets and sidewalks and to making public transit an increasingly fast, accessible and comfortable way to get around the city.

In addition to an endorsement in the citywide Comptroller's race, we are endorsing for Borough President in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn (there are no primary contests in Queens or Staten Island), and in 15 City Council races across Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. In some instances, we've made ranked-choices endorsements based on the quality of the candidates and the sizes of the respective fields. We'll likely make additional endorsements in Borough President and Council races ahead of November's general election.

Early voting ahead of the June 24 primary begins this Saturday, June 14, and continues every day until Sunday, June 22. To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, see a sample ballot, and learn more about Ranked Choice Voting, please visit vote.nyc. Remember that under the ranked choice system, you may rank up to five candidates in a particular race in your order of preference. Gothamist has a helpful explainer here.

We're proud to support this great group of candidates. Please read on below to meet them and learn about their platforms, and keep an eye out for our imminent mayoral endorsement.

2025 Endorsees: Comptroller | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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Yesterday, we testified at the New York City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's marathon oversight hearing on e-bikes, billed as "Planning Our Shared Streets in New York City: Integrating Micromobility Options." The hearing was focused on Intro 606, legislation sponsored by Queens Council Member Robert Holden that would require that all e-bikes and e-scooters be registered with the New York City Department of Transportation. We expressed our strong opposition to the bill, which we believe would do little to actually improve safety while creating new problems.

At the same time, we offered our support for Intro 1131, Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers's bill that would create a task force to study options for making street design and infrastructure safer in consideration of increased use of electric bicycles and other powered micro-mobility devices.

Our full testimony follows below.

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