The MTA has announced the times of public hearings where the agency will discuss the impending bus and subway fare hike. There are eight meetings across the five boroughs, Westchester, and Long Island. We've all heard about the two kinds of fare hikes - a traditional across-the-board hike and another hike that would give discounts during off-peak rides. The a single ride would be $2.25, up from the current $2. And the early mentioned off-peak fare was $1.50, but now the Daily News finds that the off-peak fare might be higher at $1.75.
The MTA says that the $1.75 is "not" their proposal, but gives them "flexibility" to try to raise the $580 million it needs. The Straphangers' Campaign Gene Russianoff is suspicious, "Flexibility is a code word for 'it could happen.' They are proposing the biggest fare hike in the history of the system."
Here are the dates, times and places of the public hearings - register to speak here and there will even be a workshop and Web seminar:
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Ballroom
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Directions: A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall, M, R to Lawrence St, or 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall.; B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, or B75 bus
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Photograph by The Year of the Rat on Flickr
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Ballroom
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Directions: A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall, M, R to Lawrence St, or 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall.; B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, or B75 bus
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Palisades Center
Raso Community Room, 4th floor
1000 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
Directions: Metro-North to Tarrytown, then Tappan ZEExpress Bus to Palisades Center Stores; Community Center next to ice rink
Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Farmingdale State College
Roosevelt Hall – Little Theater
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale
Directions: LIRR to Farmingdale, free LI Bus transfer to the hearing location
Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
Ballroom
135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, Queens
Directions: 7 Line to Flushing-Main St; Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q20A, Q20B, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58, Q65 and QBx1 bus; LIRR to Flushing Station
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Westchester County Center
East Wing, 1st floor
198 Central Avenue, White Plains
Directions: Metro-North to White Plains, then any of these Bee-Line buses: 1W, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 20, or 40
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Hotel Pennsylvania
Ball Room, 2nd floor
401 7 Avenue (West 32 and West 33 Streets), Manhattan
Directions: A, C, E, 1 ,2, 3, to 34th St/Penn Station or B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, N to 34 Street-Herald Square; M4, M6, M7, M10, M16, M20, M34, or Q32 bus; LIRR to Penn Station
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Michael J. Petrides Educational Complex
Auditorium, Building C
715 Ocean Terrance, Staten Island
Directions: S53/93 to Clove Road and Tioga Street/Howard Ave or S61/91, S62/92, or S66/67 to Victory Boulevard and Clove Road, then transfer to S60 (there is no late evening S66, S91, S92 or S93 service)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Lehman College
Speech and Theater Building
Lovinger Theatre, 1st floor
250 Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx
Directions: 4 to Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College or B, D to Bedford Park Blvd; Bx10, Bx26, or Bx28 bus
