March 5 - New York City Transit News

Editorial: MTA fare hikes are bitter medicine Millions of riders swiped pricier MetroCards through subway turnstiles and into bus fare boxes without a hint of confusion yesterday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. If card machines malfunctioned, or if reset turnstiles rebelled on the first commuting day after the latest fare increase, their numbers weren't great.

On bus routes where riders frequently skip the fare, inspectors are on the hunt for offenders. The Eagle Team started its assignment on Monday and will be issuing $100 summonses to riders who blow by bus operators.

(New York, NY - WNYC) This weekend, New York subway and bus riders were hit with their fourth fare hike in five years. That money is collected with every swipe of a Metrocard--a piece of technology that was introduced 20 years ago and becomes more obsolete by the day.

MTA's MetroCard fee could become new frustration for straphangers You might want to start swiping your MetroCard a little more gently. On top of a fare hike that went into effect Sunday, the MTA is now charging riders an extra $1 for buying a new MetroCard instead of refilling an old one, saying it will help clean up stations and save money by printing fewer cards.

A kick at history at the Jets practice facility in New Jersey Sunday because for the first time, a woman tried out for a chance to play in the NFL. A kick at history at the Jets practice facility in New Jersey Sunday because for the first time, a woman tried out for a chance to play in the NFL.

Commuters are grumbling on this first workday since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's latest round of fare and toll hikes took effect. The base fare for subways, buses, the Staten Island Railway and Access-a-Ride is now $2.50, up a quarter. The 30-day MetroCard costs $112, up from $104; the 7-day card went up a dollar to $30.

New York City commuters were even grouchier than usual on Monday morning as they were greeted by yet another fare hike on subways, busses, bridges and tunnels. The MTA, the quasi-corporate entity that oversees the city's transit system, raised fares for the fourth time in five years, provoking the ire of many riders who say the hikes disproportionately affect the working poor.

"This is very much a collaborative effort between NYC Transit and the NYPD, who have been doing a tremendous job of enforcement," said NYC Transit President Thomas F. Prendergast.

On bus routes where riders frequently skip the fare, inspectors are on the hunt for offenders. The Eagle Team started its assignment on Monday and will be issuing $100 summonses to riders who blow by bus operators.

NBC 4 New York Undercover inspectors and uniformed officers nabbed more than a dozen bus fare beaters Monday -- the first day of the MTA's renewed efforts to crack down on the freeloaders who cost the cash-strapped agency more than $50 million a year in lost revenue, according to a report.

There is good news for residents on 72nd Street on the Upper East Side, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday announced it has finished blasting rock as part of the Second Avenue Subway project. Since January 2011, the agency has been working to create an underground cavern for the new 72nd Street subway station.

The MTA has wrapped up blasting on the Second Avenue Subway at 72nd Street, relieving residents and businesses who say the neighborhood has been transformed into a war zone. "We call ourselves the Baghdad Cafe around here," said Miguel Andujar, a barista at Daisy's Cafe. "People get scared."

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Blasting for the Second Avenue subway line 72nd Street station has been completed, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday. The MTA said the final blast, which completed the excavation for a future elevator at the corner of 72nd Street and Second Avenue, took place around 4:30 p.m.

The Second Avenue Subway is slowly coming along, as blasting at the 72nd Street station along the line finished last Thursday after more than two years, the MTA said Monday. The station is part

The $4.45 billion project to extend the Q Line along Second Avenue is the largest expansion of the subway system in generations. The subway line will have new stations at 72nd Street, 86th Street and 96th Street, and is expected to open for service in December 2016.

Staten Islanders, rejoice: the MTA is reopening the old South Ferry station on the 1 line! At least, that's what it looks like in a video posted late Sunday night to Subchat, an online forum popular with MTA employees and aficionados. The video, shot out of the window of a moving subway car as it turns...