The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to hike subway fares to a whopping $3 Tuesday as part of across-the-board increases set to crunch commuters just months after it imposed a controversial congestion toll in downtown Manhattan.

No one on the authority’s board voted against bumping up the fares from $2.90 beginning in January 2026, when the cash-strapped agency will also hit commuters with increases on the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and on MTA-owned bridges and tunnels.

The increase comes as the MTA has collected $449.4 million from congestion pricing through August but loses as much as $1 billion per year to fare and toll evasion.

The MTA recently approved a fare hike that will increase a subway ride to $3 despite public outrage. Christopher Sadowski

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