If there’s one thing New Yorkers can agree on in these divided times, it’s that they don’t want to pay more to get around the city.
A bipartisan spread of politicians, transit workers, straphangers and car drivers piled on MTA execs one by one Tuesday night to voice their opposition to possible fare and toll hikes at the first official public hearing on the topic.
“Our riders cannot simply afford another fare increase,” state Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Nassau) testified via Zoom.
“For the purposes of attracting ridership, it simply is the wrong thing to do and a disincentive at the very time we want to be encouraging people to get back on the train.”