Zohran Mamdani’s fast and free buses campaign promise turned heads. New York’s bus riders felt seen by a political leader. On the cusp of power, Mamdani acknowledged riders’ struggle to afford life in ...

Subway and bus riders voted overwhelmingly for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who won neighborhoods where most people commute by transit by 29 points. It’s little wonder, given his unprecedented promise ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made "fast and free buses" a defining promise of his administration, framing the proposal as both an affordability measure and a long-overdue fix for a bus ...

The M116 was part of the five-route fare-free bus pilot that ended last August. Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pushed for it in Albany in the Assembly. Now, fast and free buses are one of ...

On the heels of Mayor Mamdani’s successful election campaign, many New Yorkers are hopeful that some of the city’s most vexing problems will finally get addressed. One of his core election promises ...