


The LIRR suspended peak pricing in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Peak fares are set to return on Tuesday, the agency noted. The MTA on Friday also extended its CityTicket program - which allows LIRR and Metro-North customers traveling within New York City to buy reduced, flat fare tickets on weekends - to weekday, off-peak trains. All of the new fare offerings will remain in effect “for at least four months,” the MTA said.OMNY users who have already purchased 12 rides for $2.75 each - the equivalent of a $33 unlimited MetroCard - will be able to commute for free the rest of the week.New York City Transit, meanwhile, is launching a fare capping pilot program on Monday.The MTA began rolling out new “flexible” fare offerings for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad riders as part of a pilot program on Friday.
