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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. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
The R was originally the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 's 2 service, running along the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn then traveling through the Montague Street Tunnel to Manhattan, then running local on the BMT Broadway Line. The 2 became the RR in 1961. The RR ran local along the BMT Astoria Line in Queens, terminating at ...