The MTA will maintain three public hearings subsequent week forward of a vote to enact deliberate fare will increase that might jack up the value of a subway or bus experience to $3.
The hearings can be held in particular person at New York Metropolis Transit’s headquarters at 130 Livingston St. in Brooklyn. All three hearings can be attended just about.
The primary listening to will happen from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The remaining two will happen on Wednesday, Aug. 20 — the primary from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the second from 5 p.m. to eight p.m.
Members of the general public who want to converse at any of the hearings should first register.
As beforehand reported, the MTA is about to vote this fall on a bundle of fare and toll will increase for MTA subways, buses, trains, bridges and tunnels.
Beneath the plan, subway and bus fares would go up 10 cents, from $2.90 to $3 per experience.
Specific bus fares would rise by one quarter — from $7 to $7.25 — and be capped at $67 for a seven-day interval.
On the LIRR and Metro-North Railroad, ticket fares would enhance by a mean of 4.4%. Month-to-month and weekly tickets additionally would rise by 4.4%.
The commuter rail Metropolis Ticket, which permits for journey inside metropolis limits on Metro-North and LIRR, will go up by 1 / 4: from $7 to $7.25 throughout peak hours, and from $5 to $5.25 throughout off-peak.
The fare hikes wouldn’t go into impact till January, when the enduring yellow MetroCard is scheduled to be phased out completely in favor of the MTA’s tap-to-pay OMNY system.
The MTA funds 26% of its $19.9 billion annual working price range — distinct from the five-year capital price range — from income from passenger fares.
Initially Printed: August 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM EDT
