Agency to Host Three Hybrid Public Hearings on Proposed Fare Changes Across Two Days, August 19 and August 20
Customers Can Provide Comments In-Person, Online, Mail, Phone or Virtually Via Zoom
MTA to Provide More Opportunities to Learn About Proposals and Collect Public Comments at Locations Across the Transit Network
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today issued a reminder that the MTA will hold three hybrid public meetings next week on the proposed fare changes outlined July 30, 2025:
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Livestream link.
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Livestream link.
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Livestream link.
All hearings will take place in person at 130 Livingston Street, 1st Floor, in Brooklyn and members of the public may attend in person, on Zoom, or watch live at any of the links above.
Members of the public who wish to speak can provide comments either in person or via Zoom. To register to speak, members of the public must register online or call the Public Hearing Hotline at 646-252-6777. Telephone agents are available daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Registration to speak will close at the start of each meeting, and speakers will have two minutes to speak. The MTA will make accommodations for people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who are blind or have low vision.
The MTA Board will vote on these proposed fare and toll changes this fall, which would go into effect January 2026. More details on the fare proposals can be found on our website.
Additional Ways to Comment
Online: Customers can submit a written or video comment here.
Mail: MTA Government & Community Relations
Attn: Fare Hearings, 2 Broadway, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (646) 252-6777, telephone agents are available from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily.
All comments will be made part of the public record and shared with the MTA Board for review.
Additional Opportunities to Learn More About Fare and Toll Proposals
For the first time, the MTA will be holding “Public Comment Sessions” to offer the public additional in-person opportunities to learn about the fare and toll proposals and provide testimony. MTA staff will be tabling four times per week at Customer Service Centers in subway stations, mobile sales vans, and Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad stations from August 25 to September 12, collecting comments on the proposed fare and toll changes. For the full schedule and list of locations, visit https://www.mta.info/transparency/public-hearings/2025-fare-changes.
These sessions allow the MTA to meet customers where they are and provide additional opportunities for the public to provide comments on the proposed fare and toll changes. They also encourage dialogue with MTA staff who will answer questions on the proposals, provide information about reduced fare programs, and raise awareness of the end of MetroCard sales and the transition to the more convenient tap-and-go system.
All comments collected at these Public Comment Sessions will be included in the public record and shared with the MTA Board for review.