MTA toll, fare increase takes effect

The MTA's new toll and fare increases took effect Sunday. It will now cost an extra quarter to take a city bus or the subway. LIRR riders will now pay 4 percent more on a one-way ticket. Tolls

News 12 Staff

Mar 23, 2015, 3:48 PM

Updated 3,462 days ago

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 The MTA's new toll and fare increases took effect Sunday.
It will now cost an extra quarter to take a city bus or the subway.
LIRR riders will now pay 4 percent more on a one-way ticket.
Tolls have also increased on the city's tunnels and bridges.
The extra revenue is expected to help close the MTA's $15 million budget gap.