"The price bump is part of a wider series of increases hitting everything from Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road tickets to tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels. Subway and bus riders will see the base fare rise from $2.90 to $3, while express bus fares creep up to $7.25. Single-ride paper tickets, which are mostly beloved by tourists and those who've forgotten their OMNY, will increase to $3.50."
"MTA Chair Janno Lieber admitted the sting, calling the fare hike "always painful," but argued that it's modest compared to other systems. "This moderate, roughly 2% a year fare increase is a gift from our political leadership that would not be possible if it were not for their intervention led by Governor Hochul," he said, pointing to a state business tax hike that's helped plug the MTA's financial gap."
"The move also marks the official end of the MetroCard. With the yellow-and-blue card retiring at the end of this year, all riders will need to switch to OMNY, the tap-to-pay system that comes with a built-in weekly "fare cap." That means no one pays more than $35 in a week-effectively replacing the old unlimited pass. Reduced-fare riders will be capped at $17.50."
The MTA board voted unanimously to raise base subway and bus fares from $2.90 to $3 beginning January 2026. The increase accompanies higher Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road ticket prices and raised tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels. Express bus fares will rise to $7.25 and single-ride paper tickets to $3.50. MTA Chair Janno Lieber called the hike "always painful" but described it as a modest, roughly 2% per year increase supported by a state business tax hike led by Governor Hochul. The MetroCard will retire; OMNY’s tap-to-pay system will enforce a $35 weekly cap and a $17.50 reduced cap.
Read at Time Out New York
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