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Riders Alliance member Monica Martinez speaks alongside elected officials yesterday. Photo: David Meyer

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 13 Comments

As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.

Community Service Society President David Jones (podium) speaking in October alongside Riders Alliance Executive Direction John Raskin (left) and Public Advocate Letitia James. Photo: David Meyer

Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance

By David Meyer | Mar 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

More than two-thirds of the City Council has signed on to the Fair Fares campaign since it launched a year ago. But Mayor de Blasio declined to include the $212 million needed for the program in his preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

Don't let him pick your pockets. Photo: Governor’s office/Flickr

State Assembly Wants to Restore Cuomo’s $65 Million MTA Cut

By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

Assembly lawmakers want to restore the $65 million transit cut in Governor Cuomo's draft budget. To reverse the cut, the draft budget released by the Carl Heastie-led Assembly [PDF, page 65-2] reallocates $65 million from New York Works, Cuomo's infrastructure piggy bank, to the MTA.

No matter how bad the service gets, transit riders will always have these USB ports.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance

State Assembly Wants to Restore Cuomo’s $65 Million MTA Cut

Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut

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