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Image via iamtonyang [http://iamtonyang.com/1007/ticket_machine.jpg].Both straphangers and motorists will dole out more at the farebox and toll both when the latest MTA hikes go into effect this Sunday, March 19. MetroCard fares will increase for the 7-day (from $31 to $32) and 30-day (from
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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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Source: Flickr/haagenjerrysAs we reported last month [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/everything-need-know-mtas-proposed-fare-hike/] , the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to raise the cost of unlimited MetroCards by 4% over the next two years, and the Verrazano toll is expected to jump an entire dollar. When it comes to single
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Source: wallyg via flickrEarlier in the month, we whined reported [/staten-islanders-get-all-the-breaks-verrazano-tolls-be-reduced-for-residents/] about the discount Staten Island residents were due to get in the form of a reduced Verrazano Bridge toll. While MTA fares were being hiked citywide, we wondered what was so special about Staten Islanders that exempted them from
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Councilman Dominic Recchia and other members of Council want the MTA to rate stations in the same way that the Health Department gives restaurants grades or the Board of Education grades schools. The idea came about after Councilman Peter Koo spoke about unfavorable conditions at the nearby Park Place station.