REMARKS
Council Member Restler commends legislation for student ferry discounts
1:52:19
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Council Member Lincoln Restler opens by commending the majority leader's legislation to make ferry commutes more affordable for students. He expresses his personal opinion that student commutes should be free, but acknowledges that half-price is a significant improvement.
- Restler supports making student ferry commutes as affordable as MTA metro card policy
- He believes ideally, student commutes should be free
- Commends the half-price discount as a major step in the right direction
Lincoln Restler
1:52:19
Thank you so much, majority leader and chair and both co chairs.
1:52:24
I just firstly wanna commend our majority leader on her legislation to make it more affordable for students to be able to commute by ferry.
1:52:33
You know?
1:52:33
Personally, I think it should be the same as our metro card policy.
1:52:37
Our MTA policy should be free for students who commuting every day, but half price is a major step in the right direction.