NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - New York City subway riders and commuters will have to pay higher fares and tolls while waiting longer for trains that will be more crowded and cleaned less often in order to help close a yawning deficit, state transit agency officials said on Thursday.

Bridge and tunnel tolls, along with subway and bus fares, will be increased enough to raise the agency’s revenues by 23 percent, starting next June and about 2,700 agency employees would be laid off.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the biggest mass transit agency in the United States, released no details about fare or toll hikes. The base fare is now $2 for one subway ride. (Reporting by Joan Gralla; Editing by James Dalgleish)