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“I’m a little loath to vote for a budget that includes a fare increase.

The budget was passed by the board with unanimous consent, but several members expressed reservations about the fare hikes and reserved the right to vote no on the hikes if they found them displeasing. Riders are counting on the governor to use her January state budget to envision a better, more sustainable future for the subway, buses, and paratransit that make New York possible.” “As the governor’s own New New York panel and the state’s Climate Action Council declared, New York’s very future hinges on maintaining and expanding our public transit services. “MTA board members adopt a budget but Governor Kathy Hochul has the last word on the fare that millions of New Yorkers pay and the frequency of our buses and trains,” said Danny Pearlstein, of the advocacy group Riders Alliance, in a statement.

The governor will unveil her executive budget proposal next month but has stayed mum on transit-related specifics the MTA’s finances are heavily dependent on what is proposed by the governor. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, meanwhile, included in their “New New York” plan a principle that going forward, the MTA should have a “sustainable operating budget model,” a plank that leaves agency honchos feeling optimistic.