MTA plops another $5M to stop bus fare dodgers, but half of passengers still aren’t paying: data By . Haley Brown and Matt Troutman. Published April 30, 2025, 6:33 p.m. ET.

The launch of the pilot program comes one month after the MTA hiked subway, bus and commuter rail fares. As part of the price hikes, subway and bus fares increased from $2.75 to $2.90 on Aug. 20.

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In the first quarter of 2024, 47.8% of city bus riders did not pay the fare — that represents a 9.3% rise from the same time in 2023, a 15.4% increase from the first quarter of 2022 and a ...