Bill limiting nominations could scale back governorâs power By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 5:28 PM ET Jul. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED July 9, 2021 @5:28 PM SHARE The Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority includes nominees from the governor, the mayor of New York City, unions and those county executives whose counties are within the MTA footprint. The fact that several of Gov. Andrew Cuomoâs picks either still work for him directly, or worked closely with him in the past, has prompted two lawmakers to take action. State Assemblyman Harvey Epstein (D-Manhattan) and Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) have introduced legislation to curb what Epstein has called the appearance of a conflict of interest.