New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Alejandro Granadillo/AP)
The comments come about two months after Hochul endorsed Mamdani in the governor’s race. Fox News Digital has reached out to Mamdani's campaign for comment.
"I continue to be excited at the work of making the slowest buses in America fast and free," the Post quoted Mamdani as saying during an unrelated press conference on Monday. "And I appreciate the governor’s continued partnership in delivering on that agenda of affordability."
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, has floated raising taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents and corporations to fund free buses and universal childcare.
Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech at a mayoral election night watch party, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
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The MTA said last year that, "In 2022, we lost about $315 million to fare evasion on buses."
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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