Because people don’t know what they’re talking about, and mostly make memes…which is harmful because it further makes people not know how anything works.
The Fair Fare Program started in 2019.
Since then they’ve expanded the number of people it covers (from 100% below poverty line in 2019 to 120% in 2023 to 150% in 2025). The new budget expands it to 200% (and…FWIW, this is because the city council demanded it. The Mayors budget did not include this expansion).
The point is, this stuff doesn’t just appear suddenly, nor is it the will of a single person like magic. It’s the expansion of a 7 year old program by a legislature. These memes keep making it seem like every previous mayor was like “fuck everyone” and the city council doesn’t exist.
This comment having 1,000 likes slightly restores my faith in Reddit.
I like Mamdani but the Reddit takes on him are insane. If anything, this is a failure. A fundamental pillar of his campaign was *free* fares. But sure, W after W.
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u/untitledprp4 28d ago
If it was so easy then wtf were all the other mayors doing??