Back in 2022, the MTA estimated fare and toll evasion cost the transit agency nearly $700 million. The MTA said it is still working on how to better solve the problem of fare evasion on busses.

The MTA says fare beating has cost the agency nearly $700 million in 2022 alone. The project will not affect riders getting a free bus transfer for the B6, B42 and B82 buses.

It’s $3 billion in chump change. MTA honcho Janno Lieber isn’t sweating the mammoth state budget deal not giving the transit agency its full $68 billion ask for its ambitious capital plan.