"Free Ride to Nowhere: NYC's Bus Experiment Falls Flat. In a bold experiment to make public transportation more accessible, New York City's Mayor Eric Adams had initially planned to make the city's buses free. However, as the plan's rollout approached, riders have been dropping off payments anyway, rendering the move almost moot. Despite the city's efforts to make the buses free, a survey found that a significant number of passengers continued to pay for their rides, suggesting that the move may not have been as effective as anticipated. As the city reevaluates its transportation policies, one thing is clear: the free bus experiment has been a resounding failure."
Mamdani hasn't made NYC's buses free. Riders stopped paying anyway. Gothamist
