NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- What happened to the fair fares MetroCard program?
That's the question City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants Mayor Bill de Blasio to answer.
We are going to fight for the program that was promised to New Yorkers six months ago.
— Scott M. Stringer (@NYCComptroller) January 3, 2019
A MetroCard should open up our City. It shouldn't be a barrier, and neither should the City.@CSSNYorg @RidersNY
In June, 800,000 low-income New Yorkers were promised half-price MetroCards under the "fair fairs" program which was supposed to take effect Jan. 1., 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck reported.
Stringer approved $106 million for the program and says now they're getting the runaround. "There's been no public discussion, no transparency, there hasn't been a billboard or poster to announce the program," Stringer said. "This was supposed to be a game-changer in the anti-poverty movement -- instead it's starting to look like a mockery."
Mayor de Blasio said on Wednesday the program is set to roll out in a few days but Stringer says that's impossible because riders have no idea on how to even sign up, Schuck reported.




