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Mayor Zohran Mamdani rode into City Hall this year on a promise to make buses “fast and free.” But MTA Chair Janno Lieber, who controls the city’s transit system, is expanding a program that slows some buses down in order to ensure everyone on board paid the $3 fare.
The agency’s fare enforcement “EAGLE” teams are ramping up an initiative where they halt buses for about five to 10 minutes while they scan riders’ phones or OMNY cards to check if they paid. Those who get busted can face a fine…