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Advocates to MTA: More Fare Caps Will Be Fairer For All
The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.
February 18, 2026
Budget Crunch: Advocates Push Mamdani For Massive Fair Fares Expansion
The expansion would offer free transit on the subway and bus for people making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is not a lot.
February 5, 2026
Why No BRT For NYC? Two New Reports Tackle Why Your Bus Service Sucks
Years of bus priority projects barely made a dent in speeds because Big Apple leaders won't install real bus rapid transit, two recent reports argue.
July 11, 2025
Report: Nothing Besides Congestion Pricing Raises Money, Reduces Traffic and Improves the Air
Central business district tolling remains the only policy idea that can do it all, a new report from the MTA's in-house rider advocacy organization shows.
August 8, 2024
The MTA Has A Long Way To Go To Make OMNY Great: Report
MTA leaders may squander OMNY's potential without major changes to fare structures ahead of bring the tech to the LIRR and Metro-North, according to a new report.
October 10, 2023
$7 Metro-North, LIRR Peak Fare Coming in August as MTA Finally Kills Atlantic Ticket
A little-loved but useful ticket discount was tossed overboard when the MTA voted on its fare hikes and other changes on Wednesday.
July 20, 2023
MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer
"Two words that we're addressing today: transit equity," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who previously represented Far Rockaway in the City Council.
May 5, 2023
