{"id":452873,"date":"2022-05-26T03:15:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T00:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-state-senate-to-vote-on-mta-appointees-from-adams-and-hochul\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T03:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T00:15:20","slug":"ny-state-senate-to-vote-on-mta-appointees-from-adams-and-hochul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-state-senate-to-vote-on-mta-appointees-from-adams-and-hochul\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY state Senate to vote on MTA appointees from Adams and Hochul"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c156a0ae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c156a0ae\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-state-senate-to-vote-on-mta-appointees-from-adams-and-hochul\/#%E2%80%9CNY_state_Senate_to_vote_on_MTA_appointees_from_Adams_and_Hochul%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY state Senate to vote on MTA appointees from Adams and Hochul&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_state_Senate_to_vote_on_MTA_appointees_from_Adams_and_Hochul%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY state Senate to vote on MTA appointees from Adams and Hochul&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The New York State Senate Transportation Committee will convene Thursday to hear from and vote on the confirmations of six new members of the MTA board.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams has nominated Isabel Midori, Valdivia Espino, Frankie Miranda and Sherif Soliman to serve in three of his the city\u2019s four board positions, according to state Sen. Tim Kennedy (D-Buffalo).<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul, for her part, has t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Lisa Sorin as one of her board reps and Samuel Chu and Blanca Lopez to represent Suffolk County and Westchester County, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul effectively controls the board through her appointees, who account for a majority of the body. The city has just four representatives, despite accounting for the vast majority of riders.<\/p>\n<p>Valdivia Espino previously served as chief of staff to MTA chairmen Joe Lhota and Pat Foye, as well as in positions at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. <\/p>\n<p>She has been chief operating officer of Coro New York Leadership Center since January.<\/p>\n<p>Frankie Miranda, meanwhile, serves as the president of the Hispanic Federation, and Sherif Soliman is a longtime city official who served in leadership roles under both Adams and his predecessor Bill de Blasio.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kathy-Hochul-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\" class=\"wp-image-22415527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kathy-Hochul-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kathy-Hochul-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kathy-Hochul-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul controls the MTA board in spite of just nominating two appointees.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Joshua Bessex<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>State senators will hear virtual testimony starting at noon on Thursday from the nominees, who cannot take their board seats without senate approval.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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