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Low-Income Straphangers Should Get Subway Fare Reductions, Council Members Agree

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Low-Income Straphangers Should Get Subway Fare Reductions, Council Members Agree

Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March

Weekend Events Roundup: Tony Danza, Chita Rivera, Happy Hour, Flood Insurance, And More

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Weekend Events Roundup: Tony Danza, Chita Rivera, Happy Hour, Flood Insurance, And More

Photo via Flickr/Marcela. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelamcgreal/17266191336/in/photolist-5BtSXZ-bHmKci-siKK95-GZ7fAW-5E8vrU-7z9K7M-fY431-saqNhB-9Rm9tQ-949Rcp-ddmee8-mRYU9X-dac1YZ-jm61hy-bzn8re-ztVUY3-oRiDuG-tFxS7Y-dnG94q-fY6Ff-9J97Hi-xbcAWm-FecfiJ-evGAjR-4gVLFZ-74YcAo-fWfi3-rsGxza-s9N3ne-u5Zm8B-tmAwnL-EU2JoH-Ff9kPF-GYuTom-73JpTQ-sqHtcb-uj6bxW-cjiXCL-6v26yB-4qppN8-8quJ5P-9KBRry-eyD1Az-nVRjwq-81dnit-jq65vt-7GPusm-fjwbq-82WGZ-4XFLPA] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the n