Fair Fares: There are plenty of plans to expand transit discount program. But will Mamdani adopt any of them?

There is widespread support for growing the city’s reduced subway and bus fare program — Fair Fares — among the City Council, advocates, and civic groups in this year’s city budget.

But Mayor Zohran Mamdani does not appear poised to expand the city’s contribution to Fair Fares. Hizzoner campaigned in no small part on a promise to make city buses free for all New Yorkers — a proposal he has given little oxygen since taking office.