Monday, March 26, 2018

Politicians Support Funding Cheap MetroCards for Low-Income New Yorkers


By Dan Rivoli and Jillian Jorgensen

More than half of his City Council colleagues are urging Speaker Corey Johnson to fund half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers, the Daily News has learned.

A letter to Johnson and Finance Chairman Councilman Daniel Dromm, was signed by 35 members in favor of the “Fair Fares” proposal to spend about $200 million to cut the cost for New Yorkers living below the poverty line, which is $24,339 for a family of four.

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Source: The New York Daily News (via Empire Report New York) 

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