Subway Fare Increase ‘Off the Table’ Thanks to Infrastructure Bill

Officials said that federal money, including the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, will help the M.T.A. keep fares stable for at least six months and avoid service cuts.

The transit agency that oversees New York City’s subway, buses and two regional commuter rails will postpone fare increases for at least six months and defer drastic service cuts now that it anticipates receiving billions of dollars from the federal infrastructure bill, officials said on Monday.

Hours before President Biden was expected to sign the $1 trillion spending bill, Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the legislation would allow the state and the agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to avoid price and service changes that would have hurt riders.

“We anticipate there’ll be no fare hikes for the M.T.A.,” Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, said at a news conference at Albany International Airport, before she flew to join Mr. Biden at the White House. The planned service cuts, she said, “are now off the table.”