Zohran Mamdani: “Less than 20% of them [New Yorkers making $28,000 or less]…”

“And when we made those five bus routes free, we found the most significant increase in riders was among New Yorkers making $28,000 a year or less. They're already eligible for fair fares, but Less than 20% of them [New Yorkers making $28,000 or less] were enrolled in [Fair Fares] program. So that, to me, is if you are serious about reaching everyone. Yeah. Then here's how you do it. You know what it's similar to, Funny enough, it's similar to what I feel like they're doing with voting in America.” (47:19)

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