City Council members and transit advocates are once again imploring the Adams administration to open up the Fair Fares transit discount to more low-income New Yorkers.
Nearly a million New Yorkers are eligible for half-priced MetroCards under Fair Fares, with about 200,000 of those coming this past June when eligibility levels were raised to 145% of the federal poverty level, up from 120%. However, this is far from adequate, according to advocates for the program and supporters in the City Council, including Speaker Adrienne Adams, who are pushing for 200%.
