Free Ride: New York's MTA to Waive Fares for Some Subway Lines on Sandy Anniversary

Some of the MTA's hardest-hit subway lines will be free on October 29.

According to an email sent from Governor Andrew Cuomo: "From 12:01 Tuesday morning until 11:59 Tuesday evening, riders entering stations on the A line between Howard Beach and the Rockaway Peninsula and riders entering stations on the R line between Bay Ridge-95th Street and Court Street will not be charged a fare."

.@hglaser1 announces FREE @mta fares 4 A train riders in #Rockaways #HowardBeach & R riders in #BK TUES 10/29 #sandy pic.twitter.com/oQUte98TUD

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 25, 2013

The email continues: "These free rides are a thank you to the MTA riders in the Rockaways in Queens and those who use the R train in Brooklyn for taking the hardships of the storm in stride and for their understanding in the months since."

The tube that carries the R train from Brooklyn to Manhattan was badly during the storm and is in the midst of a 14-month closure for repairs. The A was out of service in the Rockaways for seven months.

No word yet on how much in lost revenue this could cost the MTA -- nor how major transfer points (Atlantic Avenue-Barclays, for example) will be handled.