Long Island

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Unlimited card still best buy

Unless you're using your MetroCard strictly to get to and from work, the best bargain under the proposed fare hike announced Monday is still the 30-day unlimited card.

The MTA proposed raising the price of 30-day cards up to $81, seven-day cards up a buck to $25, while adding a new 14-day card that costs $47. The good news is base fares and express bus fares will stay put.

But the...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here

Photos and videos