MTA Makes Typo on Subway Map; Costs $250,000 To Fix Incorrect Fare Information

The New York City MTA had to throw away recently printed New York City subway maps when they noticed the maps had a typo regarding metrocard fares. The mistake cost the MTA $250,000.

The MTA recently hit New York City with another fare increase raising the minimum price of a pay per ride metrocard from $4.50 to $5.00.

The distributed maps had the price for a pay per ride metrocard still listed as $4.50. The MTA printed over 80,000 maps with the incorrect information.

The New York Post was the first to find out about the $250,000 mistake and reported that the MTA made a loudspeaker announcement to transit booth workers telling them to stop distributing the maps.

"It was an urgent message: Please don't issue any maps to the customers. The money they wasted is mind-boggling," an unmanned Brooklyn MTA worker told the New York Post.

MTA station agent Paul Flores told the New York Post, "They weren't coming out with a new map because they were changing the map. They were coming out with a new map because they were changing the price. That was the sole purpose. And they couldn't even get that right."

The New York Post also reports that a source from the transit company said, "They're very embarrassed about this. They were frantically calling booths trying to get these maps back."

The MTA is not a popular organization among New Yorkers, sure the subway gets them from place to place but the constant fare hikes are beginning to take a toll on commuter wallets and this recent $250,000 debacle is not going to help the MTA save face.