Passengers travelling on New York City buses may soon be required to show civilian fare inspectors proof that they’ve paid ...

New York City, take this as a warning: The “free bus” program that Zohran Mamdani has made a key part of his platform in his campaign for mayor is a proven failure. We have seen it with our own eyes ...

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said requiring all riders to pay with OMNY will make it easier to check who has actually paid.

One of the shinier proposals from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is to make the city's bus system fare-free. As New Yorkers debate the idea’s feasibility, lawmakers in Westchester ...

Last month, the New York Times ran a glowing profile of Iowa City’s fare-free bus pilot program. Since eliminating fares in August 2023, the college town of 75,000 has seen ridership increase, ...

Ali Bauman is a New York Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist who has been a general assignment reporter for CBS News New York since spring 2016. School buses will be running Monday for ...