Overview
- The base fare for subways and local buses rose by 10 cents to $3 on Sunday, completing the shift to OMNY and ending 30‑day unlimited MetroCards.
- Weekly fare capping now limits riders to a $35 seven‑day maximum after 12 paid trips, and MTA buses no longer accept cash or coins.
- Express bus fares increased to $7.25, and Long Island Rail Road and Metro‑North weekly and monthly tickets rose by about 4.5%.
- Tolls on the nine MTA bridges and tunnels went up 7.5%, and regional systems including Nassau’s NICE and Westchester’s Bee‑Line raised base fares to $3 while preparing OMNY transitions.
- To address an estimated $400 million in 2025 fare evasion losses, the MTA is piloting modern fare gates and installing anti‑evasion hardware as the mayor reiterates a free‑bus goal with no timeline.