MTA To Hold First Of 3 Public Hearings This Week On Proposed Fare Hike

NEW YORK CITY — The MTA will hold the first of three public hearings on Tuesday as the agency proposes a fare hike that would increase subway and bus rides to $3.

All three hearings will take place in person at 130 Livingston Street in Brooklyn. The meetings will also be livestreamed on Zoom, officials said.

Tuesday's meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The other two meetings will be held on Wednesday, with one from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the final meeting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to speak at the hearings must register online, the MTA said.

The latest fare hike is slated to begin in January 2026, officials said at an MTA board meeting last month.

The MTA has previously raised fares by 4 percent every two years — which would mean subway and bus rides would go from the $2.90 up to $3.

The fare hike was initially planned to go into effect in August but was delayed.

Subway riders who qualify for reduced fare would see an $1.50 increase, and express bus riders will pay $7.25 next year.

The MTA has also proposed a 4.4% increase for LIRR and Metro-North tickets. Proposed toll increases for bridges and tunnels would raise the price up to 50 cents from $6.94 to $7.46 with EZPass.

The MTA board will vote on the fare and toll increases this fall, followed by public hearings.

The last fare increase by the MTA was in August 2023, when fares went up from $2.75 to $2.90.