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Created: 2025-07-26 20:46:11 UTC

Mamdani’s “free buses” aren’t about convenience—they’re a fiscal grenade disguised as progress. His plan? Zero funding model, $600M annual hole in MTA’s budget, and guaranteed service collapse when overcrowded buses crawl through gridlock he refuses to fix.

Adams upgraded subway safety, expanded bus lanes, and delivered actual speed gains. Mamdani? He’s peddling fantasy economics while real riders get stranded.

Want theaters without the walk? Try surviving a system where buses stop running because his activist math can’t cover basic ops. Free fares don’t move you—functional transit does. Mamdani’s version? A one-way ticket to breakdown city.


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