MTA puts limits on ‘life-changing’ taxi service for disabled riders

WNYC News | Sep 27, 2023

For the past six years the MTA has allowed a small group of people in the Access-A-Ride program to take as many trips as they want, whenever they want, using an app-based taxi service. Each ride costs just $2.75. But last month, the agency killed the program. WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports on what happened next.

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