It’s all gross to a non smoker.

Hate on the Post all you want, but this is a good piece of journalism that should infuriate every New Yorker. The Post has a lot of sensational articles, but this isn't one of them.

Thanks. Yes, others pointed out this leaves out the bonus from the metrocard years. Will update when I have time.

Well, never raising the nickel fare did bankrupt the system and cause a governmental takeover.

I’ve admittedly done this as well!

The $1 metrocard fee amortized over many months is negligible. The free transfer to bus is interesting as you now get more value with the base fare. But most people don’t use the transfer and you essentially have to buy it.

I’m going to factor in in a subsequent post the pay-per-ride bonus which should make the curve from 1998 to today even flatter.

Without pulling the data, yes that’s what I would expect. It’s still a relative bargain especially considering it’s not a zoned system like other systems (London, Tokyo, etc.)

I’ll consider it. Median would probably be a better measure. Real wages definitely have gone up since 1904 though less so post 1980s. Open to suggestions on what you want to see.

True this doesn’t factor the bonus which recently went away. This plots the base fare only. Do you know where I might find info on the bonus history? Regardless I doubt it would make much difference.

Edit: thanks everyone. I’ll try to add this to see if it makes a material difference.

OP here, just posting the data as I thought it was interesting. The current fare of $2.75 has been in place for nearly 8 years, which is the third longest stretch. The initial fare of $0.05 was in place for over 44 years and there was a 13 year stretch in the 50s and 60s with a $0.15 fare.

Source: CPI-U, 1913 to 2023

Source: Inflation, 1904 to 1912

Source: Subway Fares

This project needs to happen. But it shouldn’t until the grift from MTA consultants and contractors and the ineptitude and complacency by the MTA with said grift ends.

It used to and still can run to Forest Hills on the QB branch.

We need it all: highways, better subways, bike lanes and great pedestrian space. The new BQE is a 50 year investment. Crippling the major artery of queens and Brooklyn with two lanes in a metropolis of 20m is asinine.

Underrated comment. The electrified future is fast coming; 10% of new cars sold last year were electric. Grid is switching to renewables with battery storage. Cars aren’t going anywhere as much as some militant f*** car advocates wish they would.

I’m sure the salary going from $210,000 to $1 on order from the Conflicts of Interest Board had nothing to do with his decision.

That would likely get struck down as unconstitutional. It would raise a host of issues: due process, privileges & immunities, equal protection, commerce clause.

I agree with that. But the wealthy can afford to live here up to 182 days per year without having to pay a cent in income tax. Lower the rates so they're not incentivized to do that domicile dance and you likely could make them a full-time, income tax paying resident spending money in the city.

They need reasonable suspicion (or consent) for a Terry stop & frisk. So in answer to your question, yes, it appears individuals with those classifications did give them more reason to search.

You could argue their suspicion wasn't reasonable or they illegally used race as a factor. But this data alone doesn't support that argument.

The Tax Rate Is Too Damn High

https://www.tax.ny.gov/data/stats/tax-facts.htm#expanded-content-menu2

They overtaxed the Golden Goose (aka the wealthy). So they're slowly leaving.

Correlation is not causation.

Obsessing about sex and racial classifications in this context serves to further the logical fallacy that these classifications somehow predispose someone to breaking the laws. This is of course ridiculous.

From a public safety standpoint, I’d be much more interested in police collecting data to find out why people drive without a license, etc.

This is the real headline and is encouraging. It shows police aren’t stopping people because of their race.

Real estate prices growing astronomically in the last 50 years has very little to do with more wealthy people living in NY. The wealthy have always been here. The problem is the supply of housing hasn't increased much since WWII. The population of the state in 1945 was about 13M and about 20M today, a 50+% increase when the number of units has actually decreased, especially in Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn. If you want more housing to be affordable, you need to advocate for building more housing and calling out NIMBYs any chance you can.

Data says otherwise. Sure NYC is crawling with wealthy. But SOO many living part time in their pied de terres. They have their tax residence elsewhere (suburbs, CT, NJ, Florida). If you lower rates to draw these people back, you'd have a ton of revenue to pay for services.