It wouldn't be surprising if the prices of the fare raised,the mta lost at least 10 million dollars for giving passengers free transpiration for two straight days , so imagine how much they didn't make duiring the days where there was no MtA transportation.Kevin Lynch who wrote an article "hurricane sandy is no excuse for new York subway prices hikes" saying that the " mta is looking for the 2013 hike to bring in $450 million a year and the 2015 hike to bring in $500 million. They didn't release specifics for how the tolls and fares would be increased"
So they are planning to increase the fare in the future with no reason , I believe after what happen with the hurricane sandy, try would use that excuse. Or maybe they are going to