After 2.5 years of building power on Flatbush Ave, riders are taking on the summer and continuing to show our elected leaders we won’t stop organizing until we get the bus commutes we deserve. 

This summer we’re going to be out canvassing, tabling, and petitioning- and we’re also going to be learning together about the elements the make buses fast and reliable and our commutes more dignified. 

Join us at the Flatbush Central Caribbean Market on Thursday, August 20, at 6:00pm to join other city bus riders to talk about what’s wrong with the bus and what it will take to fix it. We will have Caribbean bites to share!

After 2.5 years of building power on Flatbush Ave, riders are taking on the summer and continuing to show our elected leaders we won’t stop organizing until we get the bus commutes we deserve. 

Join us at the Flatbush Central Caribbean Market on Thursday, July 23, at 6:00pm to join other city bus riders to talk about what’s wrong with the bus and what it will take to fix it. We will have Caribbean bites to share!

Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin announced a historic expansion of Fair Fares, increasing eligibility to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

This victory belongs to the organizers, advocates, coalition partners, and working-class New Yorkers who fought tirelessly to make affordable transit a priority in this year’s budget. Thanks to their dedication, 1.3 million New Yorkers will now have access to affordable public transportation.

While our campaign called for expanding Fair Fares to 300% of the Federal Poverty Level and for the creation of both free and discounted fare options, we are nonetheless proud to celebrate this important milestone and the progress we’ve achieved together.

Join us on Friday, July 17, at 6:00 PM at Weeksville Heritage Center for our Fair Fares Victory Party! We’ll reflect on this incredible campaign, celebrate the collective work that made this win possible, and enjoy a special performance by the Radical Evolution Street Theatre Crew. Food and beverages will be provided.

Come celebrate this victory with us—and the movement that made it possible!

Join us at Wyckoff House Museum on Saturday, July 18 from 10:00am-1:00pm for a fun Summer mix of bus rider organizing and good ol’ fashioned volunteering!

We’ll be hosting an open discussion about our ongoing organizing win fast, reliable, affordable, and accessible bus service and then volunteer at the Wyckoff House Community Garden.

Food and drinks will be provided. Hope to see you there!

It’s Summer Organizing season! Time to hit the streets and build the rider power that fuels our advocacy! 

Join us for Summer Canvassing at the Newkirk World Cup Street Fest on Sunday, June 28, from 10:00am-2:00pm to talk to bus and subway riders and bring new voices into the fight for fast, reliable, affordable transit.

Kicking off the summer solstice in community snd nature! 

Join us for our Flatbush Summer Organizing Kickoff at Prospect Park on Saturday, June 27, from 2:00pm-5:00pm to learn more about our ongoing transit advocacy campaigns and meet other members! Play a role in shaping our community art project as well our strategy for better buses in Flatbush.

The weather’s heating up, and so is the fight to win a Fair Fares expansion in this year’s city budget!

Join us at Union Square on Tuesday, June 6 at 4:30pm for a Fair Fares Banner Build where we’ll invite everyday riders and passers-by to join us for a collective art build on a 50′ banner to bring our calls for affordable transit to life!

Mayor Mamdani ran on a message of universal transit affordability, but his executive budget included no new funding to cut transit costs for millions of working-class New Yorkers.

But the fight isn’t over yet! We have just a few weeks to let the Mayor know riders are paying attention and won’t accept a budget without funding to expand the Fair Fares program and deliver free and half-price transit to over 2 million riders.

Join us on Thursday, June 11, 12:00pm at City Hall to Rally for Fair Fares alongside elected leaders from the NYC Council to tell Mayor Mamdani expanding Fair Fares is a non-negotiable for riders!

Last year, after organizing together for faster and more reliable commutes on Flatbush, riders won major improvements to speed up the buses with dedicated bus lanes on the Northern part of the corridor. But we can’t stop there!

Flatbush Avenue carries tens of thousands of riders every day, who are stuck on some of the slowest buses in the city, and the entire corridor deserves big improvements to get buses out of traffic and get riders where they need to go. 

Rally with us in the heart of Brooklyn at Flatbush & Nostrand Ave on Wednesday, May 13 at 6:00pm to demand Mayor Mamdani keep his promise to prioritize bus riders and working-class New Yorkers on our streets.

Bus lane painting season is approaching, and we’ve got a dwindling window to make sure Flatbush Avenue gets a world-class upgrade this Spring/Summer — let’s talk about it!

Join us on Tuesday, March 3, at 6pm at the Crown Heights Library as we plan the next steps in our campaign to fully redesign Flatbush Avenue to speed up buses from Downtown to Kings Plaza.

Join us on February 4th at 12pm for our Transit Equity Day rally at the City Hall steps!

We’re launching a new campaign to call on our Mayor and City Council to bring transit within greater reach of all New Yorkers by eliminating bus fares and expanding Fair Fares to bring free and half-priced transit to over 2 million working-class New Yorkers, including:

• Half-price subway fare for riders earning up to 300% of the FPL (federal poverty level)

• Free subways and buses for riders earning up to 150% of the FPL

• Fare-free buses for every rider

• Automatic enrollment so Fair Fares is easily accessible to all who qualify

This moment presents an important opportunity to demonstrate broad, united support for transit justice and to uplift the voices of riders who are most impacted by high fares and slow, unreliable bus service.

It’s icy out there now, but Spring bus lane painting season is coming faster than you think — join the conversation as we continue our work to speed up buses on Flatbush Avenue! We’ve already won new center-running bus lanes from Downtown to Grand Army Plaza, now it’s time to come together as riders to dream up the next phase of the project from Eastern Parkway to Flatbush Junction.

Join us on Tuesday, February 3, at the Crown Height Library at 6pm as we plan the next steps in our campaign to fully redesign Flatbush Avenue to speed up buses from Downtown to Kings Plaza!

Working New Yorkers deserve access to transit without straining their budgets. But with MTA fares now at $3, it’s up to riders like us to organize and fight for a new affordability plan designed for and by everyday New Yorkers.

As we head into 2026, we’re launching an aggressive campaign in coalition with riders, advocates, and elected leaders to win:

• Half-fare transit for families earning less than $96,000

• Free transit for families earning less than $47,000

• Free buses for all

RSVP today to rally with us on Sunday, January 25 at 2pm for the affordable service riders deserve!

As the MTA’s 2026 fare hike takes effect, New Yorkers are being asked to pay more for a transit system that is increasingly shaped by policing rather than public service. 

Join us at the Weeksville Heritage Center, along with organizers from the December 12th Movement, to learn about the expanding role of police in public transportation — how fare enforcement, surveillance, and criminalization intersect with rising fares and a deepening affordability crisis. 

Together, we’ll discuss who is bearing the cost of these choices, what real safety on buses and subways should look like, and how we can organize for a transit system that is affordable, accessible, and accountable to the people who depend on it every day.

The program will begin at 6pm, followed by an open discussion until 9pm. Food and drink will be provided.

This year, there’s immense opportunity for riders to win faster, more reliable, and universally affordable transit — let’s talk about it! Join our next Virtual Organizing Meeting for an in-depth overview of our latest campaign to win free and half-fare subways for 2 million New Yorkers and free buses for all.

Working New Yorkers deserve access to transit without straining their budgets. But with fares rising to $3 soon, it’s up to riders like us to organize and fight for a new affordability plan designed for and by everyday New Yorkers.

As we head into 2026, we’re launching an aggressive campaign in coalition with riders, advocates, and elected leaders to win:

• Half-fare transit for families earning less than $96,000

• Free transit for families earning less than $47,000

• Fare-free buses for all

Join us for our Riders for Affordable Transit kickoff rally at Barclays Center on Sunday, December 7, at 12:00pm!

We’ve got a new Mayor coming in January and, with it, endless opportunities to win faster, more reliable bus service for hundreds of thousands of riders through the heart of Brooklyn.

Join us on Thursday, December 4, at 6pm at the Flatbush Library as we plan the next steps in our campaign to fully redesign Flatbush Avenue to speed up buses from Downtown to Kings Plaza.

Whether you’re new to organizing or a seasoned vet who’s here to fight for better transit with us, welcome!

Our Virtual New Member Orientation is the perfect place to get a quick overview of who we are, what we’re about, what we’re getting into, and (of course) how you can plug into the action as we head into 2026.

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit.

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit. 

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit. 

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit. 

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

New York City’s buses run at an average of just 8MPH, making them the slowest in the entire country.

With transit fares rising in a city that’s becoming increasingly unaffordable, slow, unreliable bus service is more than just an inconvenience — it creates artificial barriers to opportunities for everyday New Yorkers.

Let’s do something about it!

Join us on Tuesday, October 14, at New Settlement Community Center (1501 Jerome Avenue) from 6:00pm-7:30pm for our Better Buses Bronx Community Meeting, where we’ll discuss:

• The issues facing New York’s millions of daily bus and subway riders

• Why the buses are slow and how we can fix them

• Making transit more affordable for working New Yorkers

• Our next Mayor’s role in delivering fast, reliable, affordable transit.

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit. 

For this canvassing date, we’ll have two shifts: 12-2:30pm and 2:30pm – 5pm. We’ll follow up to find out which works best for you. 

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

Join us to discuss our city-wide bus campaign for better buses! We’ll go over why we fight for better buses, how the current mayoral administration has failed us, and the opportunities ahead for winning massive bus improvements! 

We’re organizing bus and subway riders to canvass together in support of Zohran Mamdani for mayor! Join us at Atlantic Antic street fair to talk to riders and help bring new voices into the fight for faster buses, and more reliable, accessible, and affordable transit. 

For this canvassing date, we’ll have two shifts: 12-2:30pm and 2:30pm – 5pm. We’ll follow up to find out which works best for you. 

All volunteers will receive an exclusive Bus Riders for Zohran t-shirt and a 2-way MetroCard. 

Together we can win the bus and subway mayor riders deserve!

New York City’s buses run at an average of just 8MPH, making them the slowest in the entire country.

With transit fares rising in a city that’s becoming increasingly unaffordable, slow, unreliable bus service is more than just an inconvenience — it creates artificial barriers to opportunities for everyday New Yorkers.

Let’s do something about it!

Join us on Wednesday, September 17, at New Settlement Community Center (1501 Jerome Avenue) from 6:00pm-7:30pm for our Better Buses Bronx Community Meeting, where we’ll discuss:

• The issues facing New York’s millions of daily bus and subway riders

• Why the buses are slow and how we can fix them

• Making transit more affordable for working New Yorkers

• Our next Mayor’s role in delivering fast, reliable, affordable transit.

Join us to discuss our city-wide bus campaign for better buses! We’ll go over why we fight for better buses, how the current mayoral administration has failed us, and the opportunities ahead for winning massive bus improvements! 

Building rider power means hitting the streets to meet our straphanging neighbors where they’re at! Join us on Tuesday, September 9, and bring new voices into the fight for fast, reliable, affordable, accessible transit.