New York MTA Board OKs service cuts to subways, buses

The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Wednesday voted to enact a range of service cuts to New York City Transit subways and buses, to be phased in beginning in June. The move is expected to save the MTA $93 million per year, still far short of the $400 million budget deficit MTA needs to address.

Under the plan, the W train will be eliminated and the M line will no longer run in Lower Manhattan and south Brooklyn. Bus riders will lose 34 routes throughout the five boroughs, including 13 express routes. Several other bus lines will be truncated or rerouted.

Still to be determined is a plan to eliminate discounted fares for students.