N.Y. Public Authorities Law Section 553-F
Tokens

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, but subject to agreements with noteholders and bondholders, the authority shall offer for sale tokens with respect to residents of the county of Richmond and may, except as otherwise provided herein, regulate the use thereof. Tokens for residents of the county of Richmond shall entitle the purchaser to crossings over the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge at a reduced cost of eighty per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed on nonresidents of the county of Richmond. In the event the authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the regular toll for crossings over the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, such surcharge shall not be deemed a part of the regular crossing fare for purposes of this section, and the tokens offered for sale to the residents of the county of Richmond as herein provided shall also entitle the purchaser to a permanent exemption from the payment of any such surcharge in an amount equal to the amount of any such surcharge imposed during calendar year nineteen hundred ninety-three. Application for such tokens or other payment devices shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the authority and shall contain such information as the authority may reasonably require.

Source: Section 553-F — Tokens, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBA/553-F (updated Oct. 5, 2018; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

550
Short title 551
Definitions 552
Triborough bridge and tunnel authority 552–A
Consolidation 553
Powers of the authority 553–A
Additional powers in relation to Brooklyn Richmond project 553–B
Additional powers and provisions in relation to convention center 553–C
Additional powers and provisions in relation to railroad and rapid transit projects 553–D
Special Triborough bridge and tunnel authority special obligation bonds and notes 553–E
Laws applicable to certain activities 553–F
Tokens 553–G
Fire training 553–H
Tokens 553–I
Marine Parkway Bridge 553–J
Metropolitan transportation authority capital lockbox fund 553–K
Traffic mobility review board 554
Transfer of officers and employees 555
Selection of site 556
Acquisition of lands by the city for the project 557
Grant of land by the city to the authority 557–A
Lands, easements and rights in land 558
Consent of state 559
Construction contracts 560
Moneys of the authority 561
Bonds of the authority 562
Redemption of bonds 563
Agreement of the state 564
State and city not liable on bonds 565
Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries 566
Exemptions from taxation 566–A
Tax contract by the state 567
Remedies of bondholders 568
Continuity of jurisdiction 569
Protection of prior bondholders 569–A
Actions against the authority 569–B
Restrictions on signs and billboards 569–C
Transfer and receipt of surplus funds 569–D
Protection of bondholders 570
Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective 571
Inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded
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Verified:
Nov. 29, 2025

Last modified:
Oct. 5, 2018

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