NEW YORK, June 5 (Xinhua) In a surprising move, New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a halt to the highly controversial Manhattan congestion pricing plan.
The City Council's proposed expansion of the Fair Fares half-priced MetroCard would benefit some 650,000 additional low-income New Yorkers, a new report finds.
Amid New York City's skyrocketing cost of living, city council is calling on the mayor's office to drop $55 million to expand access to Fair Fares a program that gives low-income New Yorkers reduced subway and bus fares.