Mamdani mum as skepticism mounts over his plan for free buses in NYC
Zohran Mamdani proposes a fare-free NYC bus system, funded by higher corporate and millionaire taxes, raising feasibility, funding, legal, and operational concerns.
Mamdani's fare-free buses wouldn't be NYC's first wasteful public transit boondoggle
Fare-free buses would be costly, likely worsen already slow NYC bus speeds, and divert hundreds of millions from more effective transit improvements low-income riders prefer.
