Bus riders at the intersection of Flatbush and Church avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn say buses are so unreliable it has created a cottage industry of penny jitneys that cost $2 and illegal livery cabs that are only $3 for riders who simply cannot wait and need to get to work.

But Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he plans to change that with his main transportation proposal: to make buses fast and free.

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Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign pledge was fast and free buses, but he also plans to expand bike lanes, in addition to bus lanes, which the current mayor has fallen short on

Riders in Flatbush, Brooklyn say buses are so unreliable they sometimes have to turn to penny jitneys, or even illegal livery cabs, to get to work on time

Even if the state finds money for fr

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