The cost of a New York City subway ride is going from $2.50 to $2.75 under a package of fare increases approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The fare increases approved by the MTA board Thursday will take effect on March 22.
The price of a 30-day MetroCard will go up by $4.50 to $116.50.
The board also approved fare increases for the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad.
Tolls will increase for the MTA’s bridges and tunnels as well.
The last time the subway fare went up was 2013 when the cost of a single ride rose from $2.25 to $2.50.
MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said before the vote that he would work to make the authority operate as cost-effectively as possible.
(AP)
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Still a bargain! Now, if I only had a job to go to. Don’t get me wrong. I love work. It truly fascinates me. I can sit back and stare at it for hours.
MORE MONEY WORSE SERVICE, WELCOME TO NYC