• Discounting transit fares for more New Yorkers – Thousands more people will be eligible for Fair Fares, our half-priced subway and bus fare program, thanks to an additional $20 million investment we made in partnership with the City Council. Check your eligibility now.

• Celebrating street safety improvements – From making a dangerous Queens intersection safer for pedestrians to opening an upgraded protected bike lane along a busy stretch in Manhattan, we’re making streets safer for all on the road: pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

• Breaking ground on 880 affordable homes – We announced NYC’s largest 100% affordable housing project in 40 years. Not only will this project help New Yorkers access housing within their budget, but it will also create thousands of jobs and generate $6.1 billion in economic impact over 30 years. 

↳ Three things to know this week:

1. The FDNY sees an increase in fires during the winter, so they partnered with the American Red Cross to give away free home smoke alarms. If you don’t have a working smoke alarm, please get one to protect you and your neighbors in a fire.

2. This is your second to last weekend to take a Holiday Nostalgia Ride on a 1930s subway! For the regular $2.90 fare, hop on the F or D train at the select times to embark on a time traveling transit journey. 

3. We may have just rolled out new snow plow deployment technology, but we’re still looking for paid emergency snow shovelers to help on the ground! If you or someone you know is at least 18 years old and wants to make money this winter keeping streets clean, apply here now. 

↳ FREE events this weekend:

...there's a city government surplus store? From vintage typewriters to modern-day coffee makers, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services auctions a variety of items for which the city no longer has use. If you’ve ever wanted a piece of NYC government in your home, like your very own manila inter-office envelopes or cushioned leather seats, this is your chance.

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