NY MTA Raises Subway Fares for First Time Since 2019 to Fix Budget Deficits
- Base subway and bus fare will increase to $2.90 from $2.75
- NY transit agency raises E-ZPass bridge, tunnel tolls by 6%
A commuter swipes a metro card at a subway station in New York.
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/BloombergNew York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to lift prices on its subways, buses and commuter rails for the first time since 2019 as the nation’s biggest public transit system moves to close budget deficits.
The steeper charges are set to take effect on or about Aug. 20 after the MTA approved the increases at its monthly board meeting on Wednesday. The agency boosted the cost of monthly and weekly transit passes in 2019, but it hasn’t raised the base fare for the subway since 2015.