Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, US, has announced an expansion of New York City’s public EV fast charging network.
The news comes in a joint statement with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA). It explains that a new eight-unit station has been opened at NYC DOTS’s municipal lot in Flushing, Queens.
Through the partnership with NYC DOT and NYPA, the new station is the first of ten due to come online over the year. NYC DOT and NYPA currently operate 300 fast charges in New York state, as part of its EVolve NY network.
Overall, there will be 66 EVolve NY fast chargers at 10 NYC DOT municipal parking facilities in the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Locations are scheduled to open in 2026 and early 2027:
Jerome-190th St Municipal Parking Garage
Brighton Beach Municipal Parking Field
Canarsie Municipal Parking Field
Ditmars #2 Municipal Parking Field
Rockaway Park Municipal Parking Field
Steinway #1 Municipal Parking Field
Sunnyside Municipal Parking Field
Making sustainable transport affordable
The fast-charging stations are part of the city’s initiatives to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 – the same target shared by participants on the Paris Climate Agreement worldwide.
According to the joint statement, the new station was constructed in an area with little access to affordable EV charging and a high volume of licensed for-hire drivers such as taxis.
“Clean energy infrastructure is the foundation of our city’s green future,” said Mamdani. “We’re bringing safe charging hubs where they’re needed the most: the neighbourhoods our for-hire drivers call home.
The Flushing charging station provides access to eight 360kW EV chargers, capable of an 80% charge within 10-15 minutes, and users will not have to pay for additional parking fees at the site.
NYC DOT commissioner Mike Flynn, said: ““Building EV chargers in neighbourhoods where many working drivers live will make it easier to encourage a switch to electric vehicles and help for-hire vehicle drivers spend more time fulfilling rides, not searching for a charge.”
Flynn also commented on the wider benefits the stations will provide to the city: “These chargers will also be available to the public and help serve communities with few affordable charging options.”
“Achieving a greener transportation future is only possible if our city makes equitable investments in every neighbourhood, for every New Yorker.”
In the statement from the mayor’s office, New York City chief climate officer Louise Yeung concurred with Flynn ad Mamdani. She stated that providing access to affordable EV charging will enable working-class New Yorkers to take advantage of sustainable transportation options, further aiding the city’s climate objectives.
Driving climate change goals
Mamdani’s efforts are on a backdrop of wider controversy surrounding climate initiatives in the US, as the Trump administration rolls back Obama-era and Biden-era policies. In 2025, the government withdrew from the Paris Agreement and the WHO, focusing instead on domestic fossil fuel production.
The decision received international backlash, raising concerns for the wider impact on climate change and global health. It also received backlash from the renewable energy and EV industries.
Despite precedent set by the White House, Mamdani backed green policies and advocated for renewable energy production throughout his 2025 campaign.
On New York’s latest development, Mamdani concluded: “This Flushing hub will deliver affordability and sustainability, and I look forward to the continued expansion of our green energy network across the city.”