Council backs Fair Fares expansion to
cover 100% of subway, bus costs for 1.3M
New Yorkers
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/2/2026 9:17:41 PM
The City Council wants to expand the Fair Fares program so more than 1 million eligible New Yorkers would be able to ride Big Apple subways and buses all on the government’s dime. The city-funded program reimburses the MTA for 50% of the fare — a cost those earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level aren’t required to pay out of pocket — which the council has proposed covering entirely in its city budget response. The council’s response does not detail how much it would need to fully cover those fares, but advocates at the Permanent Citizens Advisory
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Council backs Fair Fares expansion to
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cover 100% of subway, bus costs for 1.3M
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