true but, i mentioned it 25 years ago, to make the Subway & Bus Fares FREE… Being employed with the TA , I as do the same as every one else, knows of the confusion and stupidity of Fare collection…. young, peeps cant afford it, tourists gotta be familiar wit metro cards BS, police monitoring fare beaters, administrative oversight, technical repairs, station agents payroll, etc…
if fare collection is only half the amount of what it should be, try another method… find income from property taxes, tourist tax, etc…
make it Free, the Staten Island Ferry is Free, especially for Tourists… cell…
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