With the new Fair Fares expansion, it's more important than ever to adopt @CMCrystalHudson's Intro 248 and automatically enroll every eligible New Yorker

This wouldn't be possible without the tireless work of: - Our members who have organized for years and kept the pressure on throughout budget season - Our coalition partners, including @VOCALNewYork, @PCACriders, @CSSNYorg, @NYLPI, @cpc_nyc, @OpenPlansnyc, @lacolmenanyc, @ny4change, @thepointcdc, and so many more - The bold leadership of @SpeakerMenin, @CMCrystalHudson, and @CMShaunAbreu for championing expansion alongside us - @NYCMayor for keeping his campaign commitment to expand Fair Fares eligibility to 200% in his first year in office Thank you to all who played a role in this historic win for working-class New Yorkers! As we look ahead to our continued fight to ensure universal access to affordable transit for all, we couldn't be more proud of what we've accomplished together as organized riders.

If not now, when? Our joint statement with @VOCALNewYork on the incoming city budget: -- @NYCMayor made history by running a campaign that promised lower costs for New York transit riders. @SpeakerMenin made free and reduced fares for more New Yorkers a signature issue from day one. The budget is due next week. This is our year to transform Fair Fares and put money in the pockets of those commuters who are having the hardest time affording life in New York. If fully funded, the proposed Fair Fares expansion would provide free access to the subway and train for riders earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level and half fares for a new group of riders earning between 150% and 300%. This proposal could save over two million struggling New Yorkers nearly $1,000 each next year. Poor New Yorkers could finally get around and get ahead without the added burden of paying for transit service. Workers, including many union members who are the backbone of our city's economy, would get a meaningful break on the subway and the bus. It is said that budgets are moral documents. Given the current option between 24-hours in a bullpen versus the ability to see a doctor because of a dispute over $3, this feels truer than ever. Mayor Mamdani made world history by running a campaign that promised lower costs for New York transit riders. Speaker Menin made free and reduced fares for more New Yorkers a signature issue from day one. This is our year to transform Fair Fares and put money in the pockets of those commuters who are having the hardest time affording life in New York. If not now, when?

Bring it

It was a hot one, but the fight to expand Fair Fares is still going strong! Thank you to the riders, community organizers, and elected leaders @CMCrystalHudson, @CMShahanaHanif, and @CabanD22 for joining us at City Hall to demand affordable transit for all!

📢📢 Working New Yorkers to @nycmayor: Expand Fair Fares! Working-class, transit-dependent bus and subway riders who keep our city running deserve affordable transit. Nobody knows that better than the workers @32bjseiu, who have joined @1199SEIU, @rwdsustronger, @transportworker + more in calling on Mayor Mamdani to expand Fair Fares and cut transit costs for millions of workers! Together, these unions represent hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from home health aides to airport workers, many of whom face massive affordability challenges and would greatly benefit from expanding Fair Fares’ income threshold to reach more low-wage workers. Read our coalition's full letter to Mayor Mamdani and the New York City Council ⬇︎⬇︎