With New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently proposing the city take control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), amid the agency’s plan to raise weekly and monthly fares, we asked readers if this would make a difference in terms of service.

If they fixed things I would pay a little more. They always say the same thing, but you never see the improvements.
Maria Fermin
Norwood

 

Yes, I think that would be a good idea. It’s always very slow, both the bus and trains and they’re always fixing it. The problem is too many people not working together. I’ve seen the service go down over the last 20 years. They need more money. But no, I don’t want them to raise the fare. They need to fi x the service, but not raise the fare. I think it could happen.
Manuel Ramon
Norwood

The subway trains are dirty; you see the rats everywhere. Two-seventy five to ride the train is still a lot. No, they shouldn’t raise the fare because I feel the trains are always going to be dirty and they’re always going to be late. I think they will raise the fare to $3 and nothing will change.
Marvin Alliman
Bedford Park 

I find delays, it’s a little annoying sometimes, the smells, the overall dirtiness and different things. Sometimes they clean, but sometimes they don’t, 9 times out of 10 it’s not clean. I don’t know if the city can do a better job. I hope they can if that’s the plan going through right now. I seriously hope that they can. The city is right here, where the state can’t see what the city sees.
Lori Nebo
Parkchester