MTA hiking bus, subway fares to $3 next year. Here's a breakdown of the other changes

It will soon cost more to get around New York. The MTA has approved fare and toll increases set to take effect in January.
New York Post

How the MTA can defeat the bus-fare deadbeats — and reward the rest of us

Nearly half of MTA bus riders are not paying their fares. Dorian Geiger Nearly half of New York City bus riders aren’t paying their fares — and the biggest problem with this mass-scale casual theft ...
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MTA honcho Janno Lieber brushes off subway price hike concerns as New Yorkers rip failing transit system: ‘Vultures’

MTA boss Janno Lieber tried to rebrand the looming spike in subway ride costs a “fare adjustment” Wednesday — laughing, chewing gum and twiddling his thumbs as New Yorkers ripped him and other transit ...
Gothamist

MTA outlaws coin payment on NYC's buses: 'I remember when the bus was a nickel'

At today’s current fare, New Yorkers need 11 quarters, a nickel and a dime to pay the $2.90 price to ride the buses. Lifelong ...
Staten Island Advance

MTA to end service on these 2 Staten Island express bus routes next week

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will discontinue two express bus routes on Staten Island, beginning in September. According to signs posted on MTA buses, the SIM4x and ...
New York Post

NYC transit-union honcho gets booted for trying to punish bus driver caught in alleged workplace love triangle

A Transport Workers Union big has gotten the boot for trying to improperly punish an alleged philandering bus-driver rep, the TWU said. John Paul “JP” Patafio, TWU Local 100’s vice president for its ...
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Police arrest 61-year-old in connection to MTA bus killing

*UPDATE* (12/11) Baltimore City police announced the arrest of a 61-year-old man in connection to the fatal shooting on a MTA bus in late November. According to police, detectives arrested 61-year-old ...