Raeedah Wahid
2019-03-14T17:29:37.530Z
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board recently voted to pass a host of fare changes, the most prominent of which is the removal of the 5 percent fare bonus, which will go into effect starting April 21. Currently, the fare bonus adds 5 percent to the pay-per-ride value of a MetroCard, if a purchase is greater than $5.50. While the single MetroCard swipe will remain $2.75, the elimination of the fare bonus means that the effective cost of all purchases greater than $5.50 will increase from $2.62 to $2.75 per trip. However, the price of all Single Ride tickets will not change from $3.00 each.
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