Zohran Mamdani: “Ridership went up by up to 38% [on the free bus routes].”

“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% [on the free bus routes]. Assaults on bus drivers went down by 38.9%. And of the largest increase of riders came from New Yorkers making $28,000 a year or less.” (07:09–07:12)

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