NYC BUDGET: City Council expands Fair Fares half-priced fare program to make 340,000 more New Yorkers eligible
The NYC budget deal includes a significant expansion of the Fair Fares program, offering half-priced subway, bus and…
Fare evasion: Transit and legal advocates slam Mamdani’s NYPD for continuing ‘aggressive’ enforcement despite campaign promises to ease back
The Legal Aid Society on Friday took Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s NYPD to task, charging that it has maintained…
Op-Ed | New York City must expand Fair Fares
Everyone knows that New York is the greatest city in the world, but for people like me, it’s…
Fair Fares: City Council to hear from Mamdani admin on bill to automatically enroll lowest-income New Yorkers in transit discount program
The City Council is going all-in on expanding a municipal program providing subsidized subway, bus, and paratransit trips…
Editorial | Choosing a ‘Fare’ deal over fantasy should be a transit no-brainer for the mayor
The city’s “Fair Fares” discount transit program is perhaps the best-kept secret in terms of building a more…
Op-ed | Let’s provide free subway and bus fares for those who need them most
Riders board an MTA bus in Manhattan. Photo by Dean Moses Each day, millions of New Yorkers depend…
Editorial | Finding the ‘fare’ way forward, for New Yorkers and the budget
A commuter paying the fare while passing through a new subway gate at the 23rd Street-Baruch College station…
From Fair Fares to free fares? City Council to propose free subway, bus trips for over 1 million New Yorkers
Transit advocates rallying for Fair Fares expansion inside the Atlantic Av-Barclays Center station in late 2025. Photo by…
New transit coalition wants Mayor Mamdani to put pedal to the metal on expanding ‘Fair Fares’ benefits, making buses fare-free
Riders Alliance Senior Organizer Danna Dennis speaking as a group of advocates rally for more accessible and reliable…