A ‘Fair Fares’ Program So Exclusive, Barely Anyone Can Qualify For It
The New York Times
A city program gives 260,000 low-income New Yorkers half-price transit rides. Advocates and transit leaders are calling on the mayor to expand his investment.
Derek Jiminez relies on the New York City subway to get to a maintenance job that pays about $1,000 a month. The fare adds up fast, but since he got a half-priced MetroCard two years ago, his checks have stretched a little further.
With the extra money, he can afford things he couldn’t before, like a pair of guitars he got on sale. But mostly, he said, he saves what he can.
“I hold onto it for now, for rainy days,” said Mr. Jiminez, 56, who lives in East Harlem. “The economy is really hurting.”
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the F.B.I. has a record in and out of government that is likely to raise questions during his Senate confirmation hearings.
Some voters galvanized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” said they believed the health establishment was dismissive and even corrupt.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has long seen his bombastic national security operative as a political “enforcer.” But former colleagues question his fitness for the job.
Apollo Bagels in the West Village is drawing lines out the door — and most of the way down the block. Now it’s in a legal fight to stave off eviction.
In life, Jordan Neely’s family lost him to mental illness. After his death, his father and uncle have steeled themselves to attend the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny each day.
The San Jose State women’s team, which has a transgender player, lost to the tournament favorite Colorado State, concluding a season that transcended sports.
A little-known squad of New York’s medical examiner’s office uses dogs, DNA and any other available clue to identify bodies.
President-elect Donald J. Trump turned to a firebrand loyalist to become director of the bureau, which he sees as part of a ‘deep state’ conspiracy against him.
As Kamala Harris dominated attention on the 2024 trail, ambitious Democrats were also blanketing the country, building relationships that could pay dividends in the fight for the party’s future.
Dr. Honeybrew, as he is known, starts his days with music before brewing Turkish coffee in hot sand and opening his home to guests for a little bit of magic.
The lake-effect storm disrupted holiday travel across the region, trapping dozens of vehicles on highways. Some areas could get up to six feet of snow by Tuesday.