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OMNY can currently be used to pay fares at all New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway stations, on all MTA buses, AirTrain JFK, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, and on the Roosevelt Island Tram; when completely rolled out, it will also replace the MetroCard on Bee-Line buses, and NICE buses.
NEW YORK CITY — The MTA violated the human rights of more than 160,000 New Yorkers with disabilities by denying them access to discounted fares, a new civil complaint contends.
In 1952, city planner Goodhue Livingston suggested that tolls be added on the four free East River bridges in order to fund the New York City Subway. [9] By 1966, New York City Mayor John Lindsay was considering implementing tolls on all East River crossings, as well as raising prices on existing tolled crossings. [10]
Students at universities throughout the New York City area, and the nation, could soon receive a 25 percent discount (or more) on their public-transit fare. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New ...
NEW YORK CITY — Riding the subway or hopping on a bus in New York City is about to cost $2.90. MTA board members Wednesday unanimously approved a 15-cent hike to the base fare for subways and buses.
In 2003, the LIRR and Metro-North started a pilot program in which passengers traveling within New York City were allowed to buy one-way tickets for $2.50. [63] The special reduced-fare CityTicket, proposed by the New York City Transit Riders Council, [63] was formally introduced in 2004. [64]
One aspect of the New York City Subway Action Plan involved removing seats from the 42nd Street Shuttle (pictured) On July 25, Chairman Lhota announced a two-phase, $9 billion New York City Subway Action Plan to stabilize the subway system and to stall its continuing decline. [49] [50] It expanded on the six-point plan elaborated on in May. [51]