MTA boss blames Mamdani’s ‘free bus’ crusade as paid ridership drops a whopping 7.7%

Fuente: New York Post

MTA boss Janno Lieber blamed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “free bus” promises for a spike in fare evasion that has sent paid ridership plummeting by a whopping 7. 7% in June. The MTA CEO didn’t mention Mamdani by name Wednesday as he railed against cheapskate riders emboldened by promises of free rides for everyone — calling the decline in paying straphangers “the reality of fare evasion.