The program is taxpayer funded and could be extended up to a year.
"Many of us wanted this program to be bigger and hopefully after this pilot program, we’ll see how successful it is, and it will grow," Senator Michael Gianaris said.
Assembly member Mamdani, who introduced the legislation, and said other cities like Boston and Los Angeles have had success with similar programs. "This is the beginning of us changing the understanding of the MTA as public transit being a public good. Every New Yorker should have the right to go wherever they want in the five boroughs."that I have read and agree
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