Less than a week after the election, Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to be slowly squashing one of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's big campaign promises: Fare-free buses in NYC.

Hochul endorsed Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shortly before he won the historic 2025 NYC mayoral election on Nov. 4. But during the SOMOS organization's political conference in Puerto Rico over the weekend, Hochul seemed to put a pin into the balloon of Mamdani's free bus concept, stating that it would jeopardize the funding of New York's public transit system.

“I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the buses and the subways. But can we find a path to make it more affordable for people who need help? Of course, we can,” Hochul said during a press conference during S

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