Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani once again called for free buses and reliable service at a Wednesday afternoon press conference, highlighting what is considered the slowest bus route in New York.

Mamdani rode the M57 through Midtown Manhattan on Oct. 8, more than a month after a study released by City Comptroller Brad Lander's office found that the route had the lowest average speed in the city at just 4.9 mph.

Lander's report on Sept. 4, dubbed Life in the Slow Lane: A Report Card for NYC Buses, graded the city's bus lines in terms of efficiency, with 186 lines receiving an unsatisfactory "D" or "F" grade. It concluded that more than half of the city's 332 bus lines received a "D" or worse, and more than 70% Manhattan bus lines received an unsatisfactory grade, the worst resul

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