Nassau bus riders sound off on fare hikes
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | A rider inserts a metrocard into a fare box on a NICE bus at the Rosa Parks Transit center in Hempstead. (Jan. 3, 2012)
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Nassau bus riders and advocates Thursday sounded off on how the MTA's planned fare hike will affect them.
The fare increases, which take effect Sunday, will only affect MetroCard users, who will pay $2.50 for a ride and also see increases on time-based unlimited-ride passes. Cash-paying bus riders will continue paying the current $2.25 fare.
Transit advocacy groups, including the Long...
