The expansion would offer free transit on the subway and bus for people making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is not a lot.

The city's half-price subway and bus fare program, Fair Fares, sets an extremely low threshold for household income to qualify. The Regional Plan Association found it to be lower than all but five ...

Subway and bus riders voted overwhelmingly for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who won neighborhoods where most people commute by transit by 29 points. It’s little wonder, given his unprecedented promise ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Recently, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority installed a Fair Fares kiosk in the customer service center at the St. George Ferry Terminal. Located at the Staten Island ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A push is on to increase the discount plan for half-price rides on New York City Transit subways and buses as fares and tolls increase in 2026. Rider advocates have the pitch ready ...

A procession of residents at hearings Wednesday said the MTA is on the wrong track with plans to increase fares, often calling for it to do more to collect from fare evaders. Bus and train riders and ...