MYFOXNY.COM -
Public hearings will be held in November over the proposed increase in fares and tolls by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The agency says it needs to generate more than $380M to balance next year's budget.
Several proposals are on the table including raising the base fare for straphangers from $2.25 to $2.50.
The monthly MetroCard would rise from $104 to $109.
The MTA would do away with the 7 percent MetroCard bonus.
The board would vote on the proposed hike in December.
If the fare hike is approved, it could take effect as early as March 2013.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Long Island - 5 PM
Roosevelt Hall - Little Theater
Farmingdale State College
2350 Broadhollow Road
Farmingdale, New York
Brooklyn - 5 PM
NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street
Brooklyn, New York
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING, 9 AM - NOON
2 Broadway (3 Stone St. entrance), bid room suite, Manhattan
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING, 6-10 AM
Hicksville Long Island Rail Road Station Building
VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING, 4-8 PM
Poughkeepsie Metro-North Station, pedestrian overpass
Manhattan - 5 PM
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Mason Hall
Baruch College
17 Lexington Avenue (at 23rd St.)
New York, New York
Bronx - 5 PM
Main Theater
Hostos Community College
Center for the Arts & Culture
450 Grand Concourse
Bronx, New York
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING, 6-10 AM
Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road Station Building
Newburgh- 5 PM
Vanderbilt/Astor Rooms
Hilton Garden Inn, Newburgh/Stewart Airport
15 Crossroads Court
Newburgh, New York
Staten Island- 5 PM
Center for the Arts, Springer Concert Hall
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, New York
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Westchester- 5 PM
Auditorium
Yonkers Public Library - Riverfront Library
One Larkin Center
Yonkers, New York
Queens- 5 PM
Ballroom
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
135-20 39th Avenue
Flushing, New York
