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New York City News Top Story 

Fair Fares NYC – Ride for Half Price 

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The Fair Fares NYC (FFNYC) program has expanded, and more New Yorkers are eligible to participate. FFNYC helps low-income New Yorkers manage their transportation costs through a half-price discount on subway and eligible bus fares, as well as half-price off MTA Access-A-Ride paratransit trips. 

Fair Fares is open to low-income NYC residents ages 18 to 64 who don’t have discounted transportation from the MTA or the City. Find out if you’re eligible and apply here: nyc.gov/fairfares. 

More than 360,000 New Yorkers are enrolled in the program. Are you currently a Fair Fares NYC participant? FFNYC will no longer issue Fair Fares MetroCards. FFNYC will instead issue Fair Fares NYC OMNY cards (with the discount included) at the time of enrollment, renewal, or replacement. Current participants can use their FFNYC MetroCards until the card expires, no longer works, gets deactivated, or is no longer enrolled in the Fair Fares program. Participants may switch from MetroCard to OMNY at any time by visiting nyc.gov/fairfares.