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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
A major goal of the formation of the NYCTA was to remove transit policy, and especially the setting of the transit fare, from City politics. The fare was increased to fifteen cents on July 25, 1953, and a token was introduced for paying subway and elevated fares. Bus and trolley fares continued to be paid by cash only.
As of August 2023, the base fare is $2.90. Fares can be paid with most credit or debit cards using the OMNY readers, with a reusable MetroCard, or with single-use tickets. The MTA offers 7-day and 30-day unlimited ride programs that can lower the effective per-ride fare significantly.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday it will test new fares for New York City Transit to increase ridership and reduce costs and uncertainty for public...
Unlimited OMNY Subway, Bus Fare Taps Start After 12 Trips: MTA - New York City, NY - The long-awaited fare capping pilot starts Feb. 28 and will last at least four months, along with $5...
The MTA may be on better financial footing through 2024 thanks for an influx of federal funding, but transit officials won't commit to holding off on fare increases beyond 2021. (Yassie Liow/Patch)
New York City Subway fares have been increased four times since 2008, with the most recent occurring August 20, 2023, raising single-ride fares from $2.75 to $2.90, express service from $6.75 to $7.00 and the monthly MetroCard fare from $116 to $132.
That's the name the MTA has given the new tap-to-pay fare system that will eventually replace the MetroCard — and straphangers will give it a test starting Friday. Riders may have noticed ...
The new OMNY fare-payment system was implemented across the subway between 2019 and 2020, The MTA announced in 2022 that it would install platform screen doors at three stations, and it reached a legal settlement the same year, agreeing to make 95 percent of subway and Staten Island Railway stations wheelchair-accessible by 2055.
Denver is dropping fares across its system this summer. Boston is piloting three zero-fare public bus routes, and New York City is expected to test free buses on five lines.