The expansion would offer free transit on the subway and bus for people making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is not a lot.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Recently, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority installed a Fair Fares kiosk in the customer service center at the St. George Ferry Terminal. Located at the Staten Island ...

The city's half-price subway and bus fare program, Fair Fares, sets an extremely low threshold for household income to qualify. The Regional Plan Association found it to be lower than all but five ...

After the MTA announced Wednesday it was delaying raising the subway fare, as it had initially planned to later this year, advocates say the agency should expand its discount fares program. The MTA ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A push is on to increase the discount plan for half-price rides on New York City Transit subways and buses as fares and tolls increase in 2026. Rider advocates have the pitch ready ...