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$250,000 Subway Map Typo Spotted In NYC

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Were you upset when the MTA raised its fares? Well, there might be another fare hike in the near future to cover the cost of a $250,000 subway map typo.

The MTA recently changed its fare prices, but they forgot to make the change on its new maps. The MTA reportedly had to toss out nearly $250,000 worth of maps because of the incorrect information.

The NY Post reports that the new maps advertised the minimum price for a pay-per-ride card as $4.50. But that was the old rate. The new rate is $5. The MTA reportedly printed thousands of these maps and handed them out to stations throughout the city.

According to a transit source, the MTA has been working frantically to take down the maps.

The source said: “They’re very embarrassed about this … They were frantically calling the booths trying to get these maps back.”

The exact number of incorrect maps, and the exact amount of money wasted isn’t known yet, but members of the Transit Workers Union estimated that at least 80,000 maps were printed incorrecly. Which means that the MTA just made a $250,000 subway map typo.

Paul Flores, an MTA station agent and union leader, said: “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.”

A correct version of the map is expected to bit subway stations in the city later this month.

This is hardly the first time that the MTA has made a typo. The Gothamist even made a Top Typos list to detail all of NYC Transit’s mistakes. But the $250,000 subway map typo has got to be the most expensive in MTA history.

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25 Responses to “$250,000 Subway Map Typo Spotted In NYC”

  1. Ray Dus

    wouldn't it be cheaper to just put a price sticker over the new map?

  2. Anonymous

    No problem for a union, just be a member and pay your dues.

  8. Natalie Blake

    As a graphic designer, I'm not surprised. You wouldn't believe the number of clients who "proofread" a job by giving it a cursory glance and saying, "Looks great!" It pays to check twice, print once.

  9. Audrina Maria

    Who came here thinking it was a Subway (sandwiches) typo and not the subway (train) typo?=P.

  10. Anonymous

    So…$250,000… 80,000 maps. If my math is correct these maps cost a little over $3 each to produce?

  11. Jim Robertson

    How can you criticize the MTA for a typo when the writer of this story has the same problem? Check out "…were printed incorrecly." in the article. Anyone in the media ever hear of "Spell Check"?

  12. Anonymous

    In the private sector, the executive in charge would be given a $150 million golden parachute after tanking the company's stock, a la Meg Whitman.

  13. Tony Cossio

    Hey commie. Meg Whitman's moves helped the company after her departure. It amazes me how you can give your messiah 8 years but a CEO 1. Now go smoke your medical dope.

  18. Anonymous

    How about… A correct version of the map is expected to bit subway stations in the city later this month.
    …….to bit subway stations ??? Lol

  20. Ivan Jones

    dang it Matt. I was about to say the same thing. So blatantly obvious a solution. Tell EACH of the stations and recipients to go to MS Word. Type the text $5.00 in a similar sized font. Take scissors (assuming they can use sharp instruments) and using tape then tape over the price. I just saved NYC $250k

  21. Chiedozie Chi

    Most likely it was a PRIVATE sector firm, hired by the MTA who Screwed Up……..TYPICAL. Those Contracted PRIVATE firms don't have much accountability either…to the taxpayer or themselves