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Feb
01
UPDATE: MTA Postpones Upgrades, Vending Machines WILL Take Credit Cards This Weekend

UPDATE: MTA Postpones Upgrades, Vending Machines WILL Take Credit Cards This Weekend

UPDATE 1:30 PM: Scratch that—the MTA has decided not to update its MetroCard vending machines this weekend, which
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Nov
18
Council Members Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Council Members Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/
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Nov
17
With Impending Fare Hike For Subways & Buses, Riders To Have Limited Input (Vote)

With Impending Fare Hike For Subways & Buses, Riders To Have Limited Input (Vote)

Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]No matter which way you slice it, subway fares will
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Mar
24
New Button On Metrocard Machines Lets You Buy Rides With No Change Leftover

New Button On Metrocard Machines Lets You Buy Rides With No Change Leftover

MetroCard vending machines now offer a $27.25 option, leaving you with exactly 11 rides and no change left over.
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Jan
23
Get Ready To Shell Out More For Your Commute: Fare Hikes Headed Our Way In March

Get Ready To Shell Out More For Your Commute: Fare Hikes Headed Our Way In March

Photo via Ged Carroll [https://www.flickr.com/photos/renaissancechambara/3784189381/in/photolist-dibEGD-7LLc2S-j4H3rn-j4H3qv-j4H3rT-j4KJ4N-5HnNGx-EgqFM-48Gaum-j4FAeX-iHxKY-jSKbAz-biPyLr-BnqT8-4bcPQg-b8oXBn-4B1KC6-6W94xn-6LoXEv-6dg6gp-cMBuM5-dCQBg6-5Rb5eJ-5oXQd2-mXufS-6Edrh6-W6ZBK-Jdw3-9GZ377-p171ba-4UUrgs-Y8JoP-9j9uoF-5Hs88f-Yf333-W6ZSD-48AwHP-hrGv-Yf3s1-4YDLsc-4YJ3rL-4YDLfc-4YDKMV-4YJ2Md-4YJ3NG-4YJ3Es-c2t6M3-bqod4n-24R7Zh-dCpTzp/] Commuting anywhere in this city is about
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Oct
24
MetroCard Machines Won’t Accept Credit Cards For Several Hours Overnight

MetroCard Machines Won’t Accept Credit Cards For Several Hours Overnight

Heads up to anyone who might be riding the subway late tonight with a MetroCard that’s low on funds
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Jan
10
Ready To Say Goodbye To Your Metrocard?

Ready To Say Goodbye To Your Metrocard?

Don’t worry if the answer is no, because you’ve still got at least five years to get used
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Oct
30

B36 Bus Driver Calls Child A Terrorist, Refuses To Let Him Board At Sheepshead Bay Road Stop

Source: changeschanging / FlickrA B36 bus driver picking up passengers on Sheepshead Bay Road is in the cross-hairs for refusing to
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Jun
21
Bring Cash If You’re Going To Use A MetroCard Vending Machine Tomorrow

Bring Cash If You’re Going To Use A MetroCard Vending Machine Tomorrow

Just a quick note if you didn’t already know — MetroCard vending machines will only be accepting cash [http://www.
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May
06

How Should The MTA Plan Changes To Its Bus Routes?

A vintage Brooklyn bus map. Source: Enframe PhotographyTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: There are two schools of thought on this. One
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