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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 would’ve prevented credit card transactions for more than two days, according to a recent post on Twitter. “We heard you all loud and clear,” they tweeted in response to

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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/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March

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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 increase next year. But there is a little flexibility on the question of how much pay-per-ride MetroCards will cost. The Metropolitan Transit Authority said yesterday that it will increase fares

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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.Hallelujah! Bundled in the new fare increases [/transportation/subway-and-bus-fare-hike-goes-into-effect-on-sunday-mta-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-to-increase-too] was a small change to MTA vending card machines that actually helps commuters – not adds to their misery [/politics/neighbors-overwhelmingly-slam-mtas-fare-hike-as-unfair-call-on-albany-to-better-fund-public-transit] . When

Allen Cappelli

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 to get a little pricier

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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 — you better have some cash on you, just in case. All MetroCard vending machines will experience an outage [http://web.mta.info/metrocard/MetroCardVendinMachinesOutageoctober25_2014.html] because of a system

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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 to the idea. This week is the MetroCard’s 20th birthday [http://new.mta.info/news-subway-bus-new-york-city-transit-metrocard/2014/01/06/mtas-metrocard-turns-20] , but MTA [http://new.mta.info/] spokesman Kevin Ortiz told

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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 let a 10-year-old child board his bus and declaring him a “terrorist.” The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bus-driver-calls-muslim-boy-10-terrorist-suit-article-1.1499629] that the family

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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.mta.info/nyct/service/system_upgrade.htm] from 2am-12pm tomorrow, June 22, due to a system upgrade. The MTA says: > This outage will affect all vending machines at: NYC

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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 is that changes should be made incrementally as the need arises. That is known as ad-hoc planning. The other is that changes should be made using a comprehensive approach by

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MTA Fare Hike Goes Into Effect Sunday

Hey remember when the MTA decided to increase public transit fares and tolls [/blog/transportation/mta-tells-nyc-to-take-a-hike] on bridges and tunnels? Yeah, that’s going into effect this Sunday, March 3. Here’s [http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=975] how it breaks down: Public Transit New fare rates for

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MTA Tells NYC to Take a Hike

It’s official, South Slope, the MTA has approved a fare hike for next year that’s going to bump your single ride Metrocard up to $2.50, a 7-day card to $30, and a 30-day unlimited ride card to $112. Additionally, there will be a $1 replacement fee anytime