Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the nomination Tuesday night at a LaGuardia Airport taxi stand.
- Valdivia’s background includes service as TLC deputy commissioner for finance and administration, MTA board member, Port Authority adviser, and COO at Coro New York.
- If confirmed, she would succeed current chair David Do, who oversaw expanded licensing for electric rideshares and new app‑driver pay protections.
- The TLC chair sets policy for more than 84,000 Uber and Lyft vehicles and the city’s yellow taxi industry.
- Valdivia has publicly backed congestion pricing, while Mamdani has a record of aligning with taxi drivers, including 2021 medallion debt relief protests.