David Yassky, the former City Councilman for the 33rd District (which includes parts of Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Greenpoint), has been nominated by Mayor Bloomberg to head the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission .

I’d been hearing rumors for weeks and the mayor announced Yasskys nomination on his weekly radio show. Does anyone listen to that show? Just curious.

After his failed run for city comptroller in November I was wondering what Yassky was going to do next. So here’s the answer. The nomination is subject to approval by the City Council.

Here’s what Bloomberg had to say in statement reprinted in the NY Times:

“David is the right guy for the job. He led the way in the Council in introducing fuel-efficient taxis to the City, part of our PlaNYC agenda, and as former Chairman of the Small Business Committee, he’s familiar with the issues and concerns of running a small business and many taxi drivers are in fact small business owners.”