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Zohran Mamdani: “Bus riders are disproportionately more working class than…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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And the Faraz 181 says, if the free bus fares are successful, will you as mayor expand free fares to all subway trains and new so the focus. Is on buses, and there are a few reasons for that. The first is that Bus riders are disproportionately more working class than subway riders. They are riders who are currently far more likely to not even be able to afford to get on that bus because of the rising cost of a MetroCard. (10:05–10:10)

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Asserts that bus riders are more likely to be working class compared to subway riders.

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