MTA

i kno like myself thousands of new yorkers are highly upset that mta is trying to raise fares in the city. how can this be? we are in a terrible recession and they are trying to take more of the little bit of money that people are trying to get by on. albany has shown little intrest in helping out the city. 1st lets look at the problems

1. $2.00 to $2.50....$2.00 isnt even a sanwich anymore

2.service will be cut...ok bad enough you have to wait on average 15 minutes for a bus or train and even longer on the weekend they are cutting services (for those who dont know)

Manhattan
Eliminate all service on M6, 8, 10, 18, 27, 30, and X25
Eliminate weekend service on M21, 22, and 50
Eliminate overnight service on M1, 2, 16, 22, 23, 42, 50, 66, 79, 96, 102, 103, and 104
Reduce operating hours on M11, 20, 21, 100, and 116
Reroute or eliminate portion of M1 (weekends only), M9, 15, 21, and 104
Brooklyn
Eliminate all service on the B23, 25, 37, 39, 51, and 75
Eliminate weekend service on B2, 4, 7, 16, 24, 48, 57, 65, 69, 71, X27, and X28
Eliminate overnight service on B7, 14, 31, 45, 48, 57, 64, 65, 67, and 77.
Reduce operating hours on B2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 16, 69, 70, and 71
Eliminate portion of B13 route
Bronx
Eliminate all service on the Bx4, 14, 20, 34, BxM7B, and the Barretto Park Pool Shuttle
Eliminate weekend service on Bx8 (Sun only), 18, 30, and 33
Eliminate overnight service on Bx10
Reduce operating hours on Bx33. Reroute or eliminate portion of Bx26, 28, and 30
Queens
Eliminate all service on Q26, 56, 74, 75, 84, QM22, QM23, and X32
Eliminate weekend service on Q14, 31, 76, and 79
Eliminate overnight service on Q30
Reduce operating hours on Q42, 48, and 79
Eliminate portion of Q24 route
Staten Island
Eliminate weekend service on S42, 54, 57, 60, and 76
Reduce operating hours of weekday service on S54, 57, 60, and 66
Long Island Bus
For additional details on LI Bus changes, click here.
Eliminate all service on N51, 53, 65, 66, 67, 80, 87, and 93
Discontinue weekday peak period N2 extension to Jamaica
Long Island Rail Road
Eliminate weekend service on West Hempstead Branch
Reduce weekday off-peak and weekend service on the Port Washington Branch from half-hourly to hourly
Eliminate service to Belmont Station except for Belmont Stakes day

so we are now paying for crapier service

3.buses and trains are already over crowed....do they not realize cuttin more serivce will make it 20x harder

4.how about once you get to 9th grade you no longer recieve metrocards...its bad enuff they hop the turnstiles and get on the bus for free stop putting money into school passes budget should close some

how about that