The $107 billion city budget that Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council agreed upon Thursday expands the Fair Fares half-price MetroCard program to more low-income New Yorkers — although still far short of the expansion many sought.
low-income New Yorkers — although still far short of the expansion sought by the Council, advocates, and MTA leadership, who hoped it would cover a larger swathe of the low-income population.
“Everyday I hear from working people about the cost of transit in our city. I’m on the subway a lot,” said Hizzoner at a press conference announcing the adopted budget on Thursday. “And believe it or not, New Yorkers are extremely opinionated when they ride the subways. So we are expanding our Fair Fares program by $20 million, and spending $11 million to provide free MetroCards to Summer Youth Employment Program participants.
“Look, 120 I think is progress,” said MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey at an unrelated event on Thursday. “But transit, the cost of living in New York is still gonna be out of reach for folks. My hope and my desire is that in the future, we can do better.” “With so many New Yorkers struggling during such a challenging budget year, we commend Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams for negotiating a $20 million expansion of Fair Fares,” said Betsy Plum of the Riders Alliance and David Jones of the Community Service Society in a statement. “Expanding the nation’s largest low-income transit discount program will help it achieve its full potential to combat poverty and promote economic security.
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