The over 4,500 employees of the New York City Department of Transportation oversees one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world. DOT's staff manage approximately 6,300 miles of streets and highways, over 12,000 miles of sidewalk, 781 bridge structures and six tunnels. DOT staff installs and maintains over 1.3 million street signs, traffic signals at more than 12,000 signalized intersections, over 300,000 streetlights, and 69 million linear feet of markings.

DOT promotes the use of sustainable modes of transportation. DOT designs bicycle facilities, bus lanes, and public plazas. DOT operates the Staten Island Ferry, which serves over 21 million people annually, oversee ferry operations on City-owned piers, and administer a Citywide program advancing the use of alternative fuels. DOT educates students and adults Citywide about street safety. DOT's staff issue parking permits to people with disabilities, not-for-profit agencies and governmental entities, and commercial vehicle permits for trucks; issue construction permits for work in City streets; and manage the City's Adopt-a-Highway program.

Commissioner

Janette Sadik-Khan

Appointed April 27, 2007
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Press Office

(212) 839-4850

First Deputy Commissioner

Lori Ardito
(212) 839-6403

Policy Director

Jon Orcutt
(212) 839-6427

Chief of Staff

Margaret Newman
(212) 839-6408

External Affairs

David Woloch, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-6410

Traffic and Planning

Bruce Schaller, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-6662

Roadway Maintenance

Sidewalks and Inspection Management

Leon Heyward, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-4300

Bridges

Henry D. Perahia, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-6300

Staten Island Ferry

Captain James C. DeSimone, Chief Operations Officer
(718) 876-2657

Legal

Philip Damashek, General Counsel
(212) 839-6503

Human Resources and Facilities Management

Marlene Hochstadt, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-9490

IT & Telecom

Cordell Schachter, Chief Technology Officer
(212) 839-8163

Finance, Contracting, and Program Management

Joseph Jarrin, Deputy Commissioner
(212) 839-6938

Borough Commissioners

Constance Moran, Bronx Borough Commissioner
(212) 748-6680

Joseph Palmieri, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner
(718) 222-7259

Luis Sanchez, Lower Manhattan Borough Commissioner
(Manhattan south of Canal Street)
(212) 839-7250

Margaret Forgione, Manhattan Borough Commissioner
(Manhattan north of Canal Street)
(212) 839-6210

Maura McCarthy, Queens Borough Commissioner
(212) 839-2510

Tom Cocola, Staten Island Borough Commissioner
(718) 816-2373