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MTA service improvements delayed

Riders got the hike, but they won't get the service improvements the MTA promised would go along with higher fares -- at least not right away.

Citing a gloomy real estate market, the MTA put on hold yesterday $30 million in bus and train service improvements that were to start rolling out in June.

Revenue from MTA real estate transactions came in $32 million below expectations in March...

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