Originally Posted by guv1976

Craz is no spendthrift: When the fare was raised from $2.00 to $2.25, the MTA raised the threshold for getting the 15% bonus on pay-per-ride Metrocards from $7.00 to $8.00. Details of the current bonus policy can be found here:

http://www.mta.info/metrocard/mcgtreng.htm#payper