Metropolis Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, different council members, activists and supporters are calling on the mayor to extend Honest Fee eligibility for New Yorkers dwelling at 200 p.c of the federal poverty stage.
The Honest Fares program, or Honest Fares as it’s known as in English, has served greater than 325,000 New Yorkers since its launch in 2019, providing passengers discounted subway and bus fares appropriate
A latest report from the MTA’s Everlasting Citizen Advisory Committee discovered that greater than half one million extra New Yorkers citywide can be eligible for Honest Fares if fares had been to extend to 200% of the federal poverty stage.
This Committee and the New York Neighborhood Service Affiliation defended their petition on social media, saying that extending Honest Fares to Honest Fares is an funding in mobility and financial mobility for communities.
📢 Final 12 months, NYC prolonged Honest Fares to these at 120% FPL, however many low-income New Yorkers are nonetheless ineligible.⁰⁰ Increasing #Festivals is an funding in mobility and financial mobility for our communities.⁰#TransitAffordability pic.twitter.com/bygCO4Fjde
– Neighborhood Service Society of New York (CSS) (@CSSNYorg) June 4, 2024
Final 12 months, the Council and the mayor agreed to develop this system’s eligibility to folks dwelling at 120 p.c of the federal poverty stage.
Nonetheless, many New Yorkers who earn the minimal wage are nonetheless ineligible.
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2024-06-04 14:08:00
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