City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers urged Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Monday letter to boost subsidies for offsetting future subway and bus fare increases in her forthcoming budget proposal, amNewYork has learned.
In Brooks-Powers’ missive, a copy of which her office shared first with amNewYork, she asked the governor to include an additional $633.6 million in her 2027 Executive Budget proposal rather than follow through on the MTA’s planned hikes for subway and bus fares in 2027 and 2029. The governor is set to announce her budget proposal in January, which is when the next fare increase takes effect.
