Staten Islanders, New Yorkers: MTA Fare Hike Public Comment Hearing Today (2 Sessions – 10am, 5pm) In Person For Comments

August 20, 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 0 Business, Commuting Around SI and NYC, Commuting in NYC, Economy And Finances, Morality and Ethics, Staten Island Families, Staten Island News, Staten Islander Exclusive

MTA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Fare and Toll Changes

Editor’s note: See our previous article about this fare increase here.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and other leadership will be holding two hybrid public hearings on proposed fare and toll changes.

WHEN:
TODAY, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE:
130 Livingston Street, 1st Floor
BROOKLYN

Livestreams available:
10:00 a.m. hearing: https://www.youtube.com/live/2vvaqSE_oz8
5:00 p.m. hearing: https://www.youtube.com/live/Pnx2hX18SoM

CONTACT: MTA Press Office, (212) 878-7440

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined.

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