Hampton Jitney warns of higher fares, says NYC congestion pricing will double tolls for bus operator
NY Post
Hampton Jitney — the popular bus operator that shuttles New Yorkers to the Hamptons — warned that it may be forced to hike ticket prices when New York City’s imminent congestion pricing takes effect.
Under the city’s tolling proposal, the private bus company will pay double in tolls to shuttle passengers from Manhattan to the Hamptons and Long Island’s North Fork, according to an email send to riders on Feb. 25 obtained by Bloomberg.
“We are asking for help from our ridership,” Geoffrey Lynch, Hampton Jitney’s president, wrote in the email, which encouraged Hampton Jitney customers to voice support for the firm to receive an exemption from the new toll.
Under congestion pricing, Hampton Jitney buses entering Manhattan south of 60th Street will shell out a $24 fee during peak periods.
Hampton Jitney-branded buses traveling through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel — which runs under the East River and dumps vehicles out on 34th Street — will receive a $6 tunnel credit during the peak hours in question, between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
Still, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel also charges a toll, which is as high as $11.19 without an E-ZPass registered in New York.
