Politics & Government
MetroCard Fares Going Up Again, Insiders Say
Gone will be the seven percent bonuses, while the base fare and 30-day unlimited cards will all go up as well.
MetroCard base fares will increase by 25 cents and the seven percent bonuses enjoyed by non-unlimited card riders will be eliminated, MTA insiders told the New York Daily News.
The MTA will unveil the fair-hike proposal next month. The only riders who will feel the least burn are 30-day unlimited cardholders, whose MetroCard monthly price will only increase by $5, up to $109.
According to the paper, next month the MTA will also release several additional proposals – all of which would raise prices on the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road as well as tolls on the MTA’s nine bridges and tunnels.
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The MTA board will hold public hearings in November and vote on a final budget in December. Any fare hike would take effect in March.
December 2010 was the last time fares were raised with unlimited MetroCards skyrocketing from $89 to $104. Stranghangers weren’t happy, but begrudgingly ate the cost anyway.
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