While Mamdani promises "fast and free" buses, the MTA is halting them in the street to ensure fare compliance.
Amidst Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promise to make New York City buses “fast and free," the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the city's transit system, has other plans. The agency’s EAGLE fare enforcement teams are ramping up their program to bust fare-skippers, halting buses for up to 10 minutes to scan riders' OMNY cards to ensure compliance.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber "has called this stop-and-check practice 'European-style' fare enforcement. He’s said it will be the main way to enforce fares on buses once MetroCard and coin payments are phased out on buses later this year," reports Gothamist, stating that more than 40% of bus riders skip the fare, costing the agency upwards of $300 million annually.
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