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MTA Proposes $3 Subway and Bus Fare Hike, Toll Increases and MetroCard Retirement

The agency’s plan includes retiring MetroCard before public hearings with a board vote set for this fall

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OMNY fare readers are pictured at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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A man walks through Times Square Subway Station in December 2022.

Overview

  • MTA officials have unveiled a 3% increase to raise the base subway and bus fare from $2.90 to $3.00 per ride effective January 4, 2026, while boosting the OMNY seven-day spending cap to $36.
  • The proposal calls for a 7.5% rise in bridge and tunnel tolls, adding up to 52 cents on major EZPass crossings including the RFK and Verrazzano bridges.
  • MetroCard sales and 30-day unlimited passes will be discontinued by year-end as the system shifts fully to OMNY, and a new $67 weekly cap for express bus riders will be introduced.
  • Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North fares would jump 8% under the MTA plan, with Connecticut’s Department of Transportation separately enacting a 5% Metro-North increase in September and another 5% in July 2026.
  • All fare and toll adjustments are subject to public hearings scheduled for fall 2025 and require final approval from the MTA board before taking effect.