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W.B. Fishbowl
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Beyond insanity.......
Just "hoid" on 1010 WINS that, by 2028, the "Pee-Yay" wants to hike PATH ("da tubes") fares to FOUR DOLLARS!!!!!! 
Man, if I were still working downtown, I'be be working just to cover mt COMMUTATION costs!!!!!
And, to think, the fare was THIRTY CENTS in 1979, whem I started "woikin'" down on "da Street".
Like the "Pee-Yay" so cash-starved and financially ailing........... 
"NYO"
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Wonder if the fare hike is supposed to cover the costs of building the new "PABT" . . .
But last I was on PATH, earlier this year, they still took MetroCards. With those being retired by the "Em-Tee-Yay" at year's end (talk about social engineering running amok), will PATH stop taking them as well? |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Sounds to me like once that's fully implemented, I shall ride PATH no longer. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
If it comes down to you "riding PATH no longer", then, you sure ain't missing much. my friend. 
With RFWs and block signals now history, "da tubes" that Your's Truly was once so enamored with for decades, is but a mere, insipid shadow of what it once was.
I last rode over 20 years ago, when the first phase of the new WTC station opened........nah, it just ain't the same......  |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Also........
Saw a brief "run through" report on Eyewitness News earlier, that announced that, for a brief period, the MTA is giving away free "OMNY" cards at several subway stations.
I know that Coney Island (Stilwell Avenue) is among these stations........
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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"METROCARDS", "OMNY", etc................
Now......let's see how long it will be before the "Em-Tee-Yat" deems the "OMNY" system outmoded. 
Personally, token s should never have been relegated to history.
PATH did away with tokens after the opening of the (original) WTC terminal, switching to exact-fare turnstiles (30 cents, back then)
Last operation in "Noo Yawk" to use tokens was the Roosevelt Island Tram......
"NYO"
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