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Open enrollment launched Monday for the MTA's Fair Fares program, which will provide discounted MetroCards to New York City residents, between the ages of 18 and 64, below the federal...
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday finally unveiled details of the so-called Fair Fares program, which was meant to help as many as 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line afford...
The Fair Fares program applies to anyone with income below the federal poverty level who are not eligible for other transit benefits or subsidies. It gives 50-percent discounts on subways, bus...
New York City transit fares. The fares for services operated under the brands of MTA Regional Bus (New York City Bus, MTA Bus ), New York City Subway (NYC Subway), Staten Island Railway (SIR), PATH, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, NYC Ferry, and the suburban bus operators Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) and Westchester County Bee ...
Here's How To Pay For Subway Rides With Your Phone. Straphangers will be able to test the MTA's new tap-to-pay fare system starting Friday. Here's what you need to know about OMNY.
Regular metroCARDs cost $5 to purchase and are subject to full priced fares. Student or concession metroCARDs cost $3.50, and are subject to discounted fares. MetroCARDs are rechargeable, and passengers can add value to the card at any time online, or by using a vending machine on board trains, trams, and select bus stations.
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.
The so-called Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers will only cut prices for seven- and 30-day MetroCards.
A $212 million "fair fares" program in the Council's budget plan would save up to 800,000 people as much as $700 a year.
Fair Fares Will Take Off Quickly Despite Lack Of Details: Mayor "Don't worry, the word will spread quickly," the mayor said of the program offering half-price MetroCards to the poor. Noah...