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FIRST ON amNY: One in five New Yorkers say they can’t afford $3 transit fares, anti-poverty group survey finds

By Big New York · 11/12/2026 · Updated 11/12/2026

Working people make up over half of the riders who say they cannot afford transit fares, the survey found, with 26% of that group working full time for an Many New York City transit riders say they still struggle to pay the MTA’s $3 subway and bus fares, according to new survey data gathered by.

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Working people make up over half of the riders who say they cannot afford transit fares, the survey found, with 26% of that group working full time for an Many New York City transit riders say they still struggle to pay the MTA’s $3 subway and bus fares, according to new survey data gathered by.

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