NYC's poorest residents would get free subway and bus rides under Council plan The City Council's budget pitch differs from Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign pledge to make all buses free.

#RamseyKhalifeh of the @gothamist.com reports on the #NYCCouncil 's plan to expand the #FairFares program from half-price to free subway and bus rides. No word how folks who are too poor to file tax returns and have no government-issued ID would prove eligibility.
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