US EditionNYC Riders Want 'Better Service' After MTA Price Hikes Take Effect
The MTA raised subway and bus fares by 10 cents to $3 and ended monthly MetroCard passes, introducing a $35 weekly OMNY pass to reduce fare evasion costing $400 million in 2025.
- On Sunday the Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised the base fare 10 cents to $3 and completed the shift to the OMNY tap-to-pay system, ending MetroCard monthly passes.
- The MTA board cited inflation and operating costs as reasons for fare hikes, and officials estimated fare evasion losses of $64 million in 2025, favoring incremental increases.
- Data show all nine MTA bridges and tunnels tolls increased 7.5%, LIRR and Metro-North tickets rose by 4.5%, and subway ridership reached 1.3 billion trips in 2025.
- All bus riders now must tap OMNY as buses no longer accept cash, and after 12 trips in seven days, rides cost no more than $35 weekly, but commuters reported frustration despite gains.
- To curb fare evasion, the MTA added turnstile spikes and paddles and began piloting modern fare gates in recent weeks while affordability concerns persist, with one in five New Yorkers priced out at $2.90.
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MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Chants of "Better service" rang out down 42nd Street Sunday morning as members of the nonprofit Passengers United marched into a subway station, protesting the new MTA fare increases and demanding accountability. Passengers United Vice President Jack Nierenberg called the hikes a breaking point for outer-borough riders. "It's been an absolute [...]
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