About DOT

DOT's mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. Our agency's work is guided by Sustainable Streets, the Strategic Plan for the New York City Department of Transportation. We are customer-driven in all our activities. We seek opportunities to create partnerships in the provision of transportation services through appropriate relationships and alliances. To accomplish our mission, the Department works to achieve the following goals:

  • Provide safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of pedestrians, goods, and vehicular traffic on the streets, highways, bridges, and waterways of the City's transportation network;
  • Improve traffic mobility and reduce congestion throughout the City;
  • Rehabilitate and maintain the City's infrastructure, including bridges, tunnels, streets, sidewalks, and highways;
  • Encourage the use of mass transit and sustainable modes of transportation; and
  • Conduct traffic safety educational programs.

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’s staff installs and maintains over 1.3 million street signs, traffic signals at more than 12,000 signalized intersections, over 300,000 street lights, 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, oversees ferry operations on City-owned piers, and administers 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. Learn about DOT Performance Reporting Contact DOT with a question or to report a problem

Commissioner

Janette Sadik-Khan

Appointed April 27, 2007
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DOT Executive Staff

First Deputy Commissioner Lori Ardito 212-839-6403
Policy Director Jon Orcutt 212-839-6427
Chief of Staff Margaret Newman 212-839-6408
General Counsel Philip Damashek 212-839-6503
Bridges
Deputy Commissioner Henry D. Perahia		 212-839-6300
External Affairs
Deputy Commissioner Seth Solomonow		 212-839-4850
Finance, Contracting, and Program Management
Deputy Commissioner Joseph Jarrin		 212-839-6938
Human Resources and Facilities Management
Deputy Commissioner Marlene Hochstadt		 212-839-9490
IT & Telecom
Chief Technology Officer Cordell Schachter
 212-839-8163
Roadway Maintenance
Deputy Commissioner Galileo Orlando		 212-839-9810
Staten Island Ferry
Captain James C. DeSimone, Chief Operations Officer		 718-876-2657
Sidewalks and Inspection Management
Deputy Commissioner Leon Heyward		 212-839-4300
Traffic and Planning
Deputy Commissioner Bruce Schaller		 212-839-6662

Borough Commissioners

Bronx Borough Commissioner Constance Moran 212-748-6680
Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Joseph Palmieri 718-222-7259
Lower Manhattan Borough Commissioner Luis Sanchez
(Manhattan south of Canal Street)		 212-839-7250
Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione
(Manhattan north of Canal Street)		 212-839-6210
Queens Borough Commissioner Dalila Hall 212-839-2510
Staten Island Borough Commissioner Tom Cocola 212-839-2400