Bus fare evasion: Mamdani wants free, MTA plans to check fares

At the same time Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants free buses in New York City, the city’s losing close to $1 billion dollars in fare evasion a year.

Eyewitness News captured just how often fare evasion on buses is happening. It’s costing the city tens of millions of dollars a year – about twice as much as subway fare evaders.

Despite Mayor Mamdani’s free bus plan, the city’s taking new action to make sure people pay…

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