Zohran Mamdani: “As a State assembly member, I won the first of its kind fare…”

“It was good for me. It's bad for New York City. You should not be able to catch that bus if you miss that bus. But the buses are so slow. So, As a State assembly member, I won the first of its kind fare free bus pilot. We made one bus route free in every borough of New York City, and we secured $15 million to do so. And it showed that ridership went up by up to 38%.” (06:59–07:04)

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