Politicians push cheap MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
“More than half of his City Council colleagues are urging Speaker Corey Johnson to fund half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers, the Daily News has learned. A letter to Johnson and Finance Chairman Councilman Daniel Dromm, was signed by 35 members in favor of the ‘Fair Fares’ proposal to spend about $200 million to cut the cost for New Yorkers living below the poverty line, which is $24,339 for a family of four.”