From NY1.com
Time is running for straphangers to take advantage of current MetroCard fares.
Fare hikes go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning.
Under the plan, the $2 base fare and $5 express bus base fare stay the same, but there are many changes to the discount MetroCards most transit riders use.
The one day Fun Pass is going up to $7.50.
The price of a weekly MetroCard increases by a dollar to $25.
A monthly MetroCard will go up $5 to $81.
A new 14-day MetroCard is also being introduced for $47.
The MetroCard bonus, where riders get 20 percent extra every time they spend more than $10, is being reduced.
Starting Sunday, you'll get a 15 percent bonus on any purchase of $7 or more.
The question on many riders' minds is whether it's possible to stock up on MetroCards before the hikes like riders used to hoard tokens before an increase?
In theory, riders who buy a 30-day card should be able to stock up because the clock doesn't start ticking until the first swipe, regardless of when the card is purchased.
But the MTA is being very vague about their policy on that. It says it will only guarantee that you'll get the full 30 days if you start using it before March 10th, after which they say they have the right to revoke the card.
WTF man. ********. They better fix up the damn subway or I'll have to shoot someone.