New York A 9395: Authorizes and directs the MTA to conduct a study on a unified, single city fare zone in New York City and to report the findings of such study to the governor and the legislature

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A09395 Summary:

BILL NOA09395 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08620

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRDavila

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes and directs the MTA to conduct a study on a unified, single city fare zone in New York City and to report the findings of such study to the governor and the legislature.

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BILL NOA09395 

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12/19/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9395

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT enacting the one city, one fare act

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "one city, one fare act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and statement of purpose. The legislature
 4 finds, determines and declares that:
 5 (a) The MTA's three transit operating agencies, New York City Transit
 6 ("NYCT"), the Long Island Rail Road ("LIRR"), and Metro-North, converge
 7 in New York City, in particular at Grand Central Terminal, but fares
 8 vary within city limits across the different modes of travel.
 9 (b) Many parts of New York City that are in need of enhanced access to
 10 the subway, such as Southeast Queens and the East Bronx, are served
 11 by--or will be served by--the LIRR or Metro-North. However, high fares
 12 on these services and a lack of joint railroad-NYCT ticket options make
 13 intracity railroad travel prohibitively expensive. Taking the LIRR from
 14 Rosedale to Atlantic Terminal takes a third of the time (36 minutes,
 15 versus 1 hour, 32 minutes) but costs more than twice as much ($7.25
 16 versus $3). A daily peak round-trip ticket between Kew Gardens and Ford-
 17 ham consists of either two City Tickets or a one-way ticket and a Combo
 18 Ticket add-on, costing $29 with no weekly or monthly option available,
 19 nearly ten times as expensive as the subway.
 20 (c) The MTA has already implemented a single CityTicket fare zone for
 21 railroad tickets, but only for one railroad or the other. This option
 22 has made New York City's railroad stations some of the only stations to
 23 surpass pre-COVID ridership, some by as much as 224%, and saved New
 24 Yorkers over $100 million according to Governor Hochul. This is clear
 25 evidence of latent demand for enhanced intracity commuter rail options.
 26 Unfortunately, the MTA has not expanded CityTicket despite continued

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14187-02-5

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 1 calls from elected officials, advocates and communities throughout the
 2 city.
 3 (d) The MTA has further declined to restore joint railroad-NYCT
 4 options such as the Atlantic Ticket, which offered a weekly LIRR ticket
 5 between Southeast Queens and Atlantic Terminal along with a weekly
 6 unlimited subway pass for $60 until 2023.
 7 (e) The legislature has repeatedly affirmed the necessity of providing
 8 fare incentives to transit riders in the FY2025 and FY2026 One-House
 9 Budget Resolutions and has acted previously to correct unrealized oppor-
 10 tunities at the authority, such as the 2022 bicycle and pedestrian
 11 access bill (S4943B/A6235B).
 12 (f) A public policy purpose would be served and the interests of the
 13 people of the state, in particular parts of The Bronx and Queens where
 14 the subway does not reach, would be advanced by directing the Metropol-
 15 itan Transportation Authority to develop and implement a field study of
 16 a single, unified fare zone across New York City's railroads. Such a
 17 field study would broaden the MTA's customer base in areas unserved by
 18 the subway, ensuring equitable access to affordable transit for resi-
 19 dents of subway deserts.
 20 § 3. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is hereby authorized
 21 a