The M116 bus route serving East Harlem, Central Harlem and Morningside Heights is free starting today.
The fare-free route is part of an MTA pilot that includes a total of five bus lines across the city: the Bx18 A/B, B60, M116, Q4 LCL/LTD, and S46/96.
The program, which will last from six to 12 months, features routes that were chosen based on factors like ridership, fare evasion, equity for low-income communities, and access to employment and commercial activity, according to the announcement made in July.
Buses on the free lines will be marked "fare-free"; they will not include transfers to other bus or subway lines.
The M116 bus route runs between W 106th Street/Broadway and E 120th Street/Pleasant Avenue, mostly along 116th Street, Manhattan Avenue and W 106th Street.
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