Despite Protests, N.Y. Raises Subway, Bus Fares
<i> Associated Press</i>
NEW YORK —
Ignoring demonstrators chanting “Shame! Shame! Shame!” the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Friday to raise its bus and subway fares 15 cents to $1.15.
In addition to the first subway fare hike in four years, the MTA board approved increases averaging 15% for the commuter trains and express buses that serve the city’s outer boroughs and suburbs.
“No one likes a fare increase, but it does cost money to get things done,” explained MTA Chairman Robert Kiley. “Service is getting better.”
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