Wednesday, October 10, 2012
A People's History of MTA Fare Hikes
Posted by Henry Stewart on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM
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A few weeks earlier, Stephen G. Rich also wrote in about a proposed rise, but his solution was to charge more for longer rides, like they did (do?) at the Hudson Tunnel. "Long-haul extra fares in Brooklyn and Queens [and the Bronx] would place the burden of paying for the long hauls on those who actually use them," he wrote in classic hater-from-Manhattan fashion. Earlier that year, Mrs. T.B. Richards was similarly piqued. "It is unfair that the subways should carry a passenger from the far ends of Brooklyn nearly to Yonkers for five cents, but it would be unfair to the public to charge 10 cents for the short rides about town."
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Henry Stewart
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Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
