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Upper East Side

January 09, 2013

86th St-Lexington Ave. Subway Station Needs Clerk Booth Back, Locals Say

UES residents want the MTA to replace a clerk booth at the 86th Street-Lex Ave. subway uptown station.

New York City

December 19, 2012

MTA Votes to Hike Fares and Tolls Again

Single rides will cost straphangers $2.50 and weekly MetroCards will cost $112 come March.

New York City

December 14, 2012

Lhota Recommends Hiking Bus, Subway Fare to $2.50

MTA Chair Joe Lhota wants to see the base fare for subways and buses go up.

New York City

November 13, 2012

MTA Will Not Refund Unlimited MetroCards After Sandy Shut Down Subways

Riders will have to eat the cost for the three days of rides they lost to the storm, the MTA said.

New York City

October 24, 2012

Straphangers Will Have to Wait Years for More Subway Countdown Clocks

Straphangers who use many of the system's lettered lines won't see countdown clocks for 3-5 years.

New York City

October 15, 2012

MTA Fare Hikes Could Raise 30-Day Metrocard to $125

The MTA unveiled its options for March fare hikes Monday.

New York City

September 12, 2012

MTA Chief Mulls Eliminating MetroCard Bonuses

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota is considering scrapping MetroCard discounts.

New York City

July 18, 2012

MTA to Sell Ad Space on Front of MetroCard

The familiar yellow and blue logo on the city's MetroCard could be replaced by an ad.

Downtown

April 17, 2012

Stringer Slams Fulton Street Transit Center

Scott Stringer also called for the restoration of the commuter tax and an AirTrain to LaGuardia airport.

South Bronx

March 16, 2012

MTA Employee Arrested for Assaulting Straphanger in The Bronx

Phylathia Monroe punched a woman in the face after arguing over a fare, police said.. 

Manhattan

January 25, 2012

Unlimited Ride MetroCards Will be Refillable

Starting Feb. 1 you will be able to refill your weekly and monthly unlimited MetroCard.

Harlem

January 06, 2012

Virginia Tourist Vanishes During City New Year's Eve Visit

Ian Burnet, of Virginia, came to the city after Christmas Day. He was last seen in Harlem, relatives say.

Downtown

October 31, 2011

Police Arrest Man Running Downtown MetroCard Scam

Police arrested a man Tuesday for jamming a MetroCard machine and charging straphangers to use the subway.

Washington Heights & Inwood

June 23, 2011

WaHi Sex Attacker Looked Like a 'Hipster,' Cops Say

Police released a more detailed description of an attacker wanted for a June 12 sexual assault on 184th Street.

Manhattan

May 08, 2011

MetroCards May Go the Way of the Dodo

The MTA is exploring a high-tech replacement for the fare swipes, a report says.