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MTA bailout and free buses. The cash-strapped MTA will get $1.1 billion in the budget deal — a bailout that likely will forestall fare hikes. The deal proposes to do this by raising the state's ...
Subway Chief Cites Fare-Beating In MTA Budget Woes - New York City, NY - Andy Byford said fare evasion is a factor in the MTA's budget problems, drawing fire from the Manhattan DA's office.
The budget problems stem from multiple sources. The MTA cannot be supported solely by rider fares and road tolls. In the preliminary 2011 budget, MTA forecasted operating revenue totaled at $6.5 billion, amount to only 50% of the $13 billion operating expenses. Therefore, the MTA must rely on other sources of funding to remain operational.
NEW YORK CITY — The coronavirus pandemic will leave the MTA with a $16.2 billion budget deficit if the transit agency doesn't cut costs and receive billions in federal aid, officials said.
2017–2021 New York City transit crisis. In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City. This order applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most severely affected ...
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
A congestion pricing scanner is shown above the north-bound side of Broadway, between West 60th and 61st St. in Manhattan, Thursday, November 2, 2023
Subway Fare Hikes Won't Fix MTA's Budget Woes, Comptroller Says - New York City, NY - The MTA plans to increase subway fares in 2019 and 2021. It'll face a $634 million budget gap in 2022 anyway.