Gothamist, 4/28/24
MTA plans new discounts on LIRR, Metro-North trips within NYC
The MTA plans to institute new fare discounts on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North trips that start and end within the five boroughs — and the deal will come online as the agency rolls out its congestion pricing program in Manhattan.
The MTA board on Tuesday is set to approve a 10% discount on monthly tickets for fare zones within the city. The deal would reduce the cost of a monthly LIRR pass between Jamaica and Penn Station from $220 to $198. Monthly Metro-North passes on between Grand Central Terminal and the northern Bronx would drop from $199.75 to $180.
The discounts are pitched as a one-year pilot program. Transit officials plan for them to go into effect July 1, the day after the MTA announced it would launch its congestion pricing tolls.