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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure meeting minutes — May 6, 2026 (Fair Fares oversight and related items)
New YorkMay 6, 20262 min read
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The Committee met jointly with the Committee on General Welfare to hold an oversight hearing on Fair Fares and consider two local law introductions and two resolutions. Attendance, actions, and next steps (including hearings held, items laid over, and an agency rule‑making requirement) are recorded in the minutes.
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- T2026-1625 (Oversight - Fair Fares): Hearing Held by Committee; Oversight was Filed, by Committee.
- Int 0248-2026 (automatic enrollment in city-created benefit programs): Agency Rule-making Required; This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee; This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee.
- Int 0825-2026 (replacement transit benefit cards): This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee; This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee.
- Res 0052-2026 (call on NY State to enact discounts for Fair Fares-eligible riders): This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee; This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee.
- Res 0143-2026 (call on NY State to create unlimited two-hour transfers for MTA pay-per-ride users): This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee; This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee.
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallscheduled
Jointly with the Committee on General Welfare
Agenda
- Oversight - Fair Fares.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs
- Jointly with the Committee on General Welfare
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, S.3887A/A.7316A, requiring that any individual who is eligible for the Fair Fares NYC program and any person whose income is 200 percent of the federal poverty level receive a 50 percent discount on trips using the Long Island Rail Road, paratransit services, New York City Transit subways or buses, and the Metro-North Railroad
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, legislation, which would create unlimited transfers within the two-hour period of paying the Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway or bus fare for pay-per-ride users
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, legislation, which would create unlimited transfers within the two-hour period of paying the Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway or bus fare for pay-per-ride users
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, S.3887A/A.7316A, requiring that any individual who is eligible for the Fair Fares NYC program and any person whose income is 200 percent of the federal poverty level receive a 50 percent discount on trips using the Long Island Rail Road, paratransit services, New York City Transit subways or buses, and the Metro-North Railroad
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs
- Oversight - Fair Fares.
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