Sentences with phrase «fair fares plan»
But the budget was also notable for what was not included — mainly, the City Council Fair Fares plan, which would provide reduce priced MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers, a $ 400 million property tax rebate and an increase in the general reserve fund.
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«We, as lawmakers, can help ensure that those living below the poverty line are able to take the bus or subway to appointments, work and school by making the Fair Fares plan a reality, guaranteeing half price MetroCards for some of our city's most vulnerable.»
MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS — Johnson proposes cutting Council initiatives in search for Fair Fares cash — POLITICO's Gloria Pazmino and Brendan Cheney: Speaker Corey Johnson is floating a proposal to defund some Council spending initiatives as a way to pay for the Fair Fares plan, the Council's biggest budget request — and one that Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he has no intention of funding.
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Raskin said that in addition to asking the mayor to support the plan, they are also «celebrating momentum,» lauding the Council for «unambiguously» endorsing Fair Fares.
Fred Thiele (I - Sag Harbor), who said the plan was more «fair» than solely funding the MTA with tax dollars and fares.
Raskin said that in addition to asking the mayor to support the plan, they are also «celebrating momentum,» lauding the Council for «unambiguously» endorsing Fair Fares.
As to fair fares, he believes that at least some of the revenues from the Fix NYC plan should be allocated to it on a yearly basis.
With comments this week, the council speaker signaled that the «Fair Fares» plan is one of his top priorities for the new city budget, which the council must negotiate with the mayor.
This is a huge reduction in miles for economy class fares, but it is only fair, as American Airlines also plans to award customer traveling on the cheapest fare (discount economy tickets fare) fewer miles as the ticket is likly to be inexpensive.