They swiped, then they griped.
Angry straphangers were hit with higher bus and subway fares yesterday, the second installment of the MTA’s revenue plan that already raised prices on commuter lines.
Bridge and tunnel tolls go up July 10.
Passengers have to cough up another quarter for a one-way trip on subways and buses, and frustrated passengers said they are definitely being taken for a ride.
“Twenty-five cents, that’s unreal,” said Carla Manigault, 38, of Brooklyn.
“My thing is, what are they doing with the money? They’re spending millions of dollars. And look at the subway system. Some of it is horrible.”
College student Ali Schuettinger, 21, said the $8 increase on her monthly pass — from $81 to $89 — will force her to stretch her dollar even further.
“I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel,” Schuettinger said as she passed through Union Square.
“Where’s the money going? They’re always working on things. But I never see any changes.”
The fare hikes, which will really be felt as the work week begins today, follow Albany’s financial rescue package, which helped the MTA avert planned “doomsday” cuts to service and threatened hikes of 23 percent or more.
Under that plan, single rides would have been increased to $3 and riders would have paid more than $100 for a monthly MetroCard.
Under the new fare structure, one-day unlim- ited MetroCards increased from $7.50 to $8.25. Seven-day MetroCards increased from $25 to $27. And 14-day MetroCards went up from $47 to $51.50
Express-bus fares went up from $5 to $5.50.
The new fares raise the average rates — including discounted multi-ride MetroCards — about 10 percent, according to the MTA.
The agency also raised fares last year.
Despite the alternative, passengers said the new fares were a move in the wrong direction.
“It seems like fare hikes are coming more frequently, so I’m worried,” said Katie Aggen, 32, a Pilates instructor from Harlem.
“I honestly hope with the fare going up there will be service improvements. I hope I get my 25 cents’ worth. I will have to budget a little more.”
Debbie Peiser, 28, a hair and makeup artist from the Lower East Side, said she would take the new fares in stride.
“It’s not like it’s an extra dollar each ride,” Peiser said.
“If things are going to improve, then I don’t mind it.”
But even Peiser, who didn’t know about the hikes before going underground, said she was caught off guard when she swiped her card and found a lower balance than expected.
“I swiped it, and I was expecting a round number,” she said.
Some riders are getting a break. The MTA will give a grace period for previously purchased MetroCards.