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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders

NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars

Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped metal shields to curb the high-priced problem.

Fox 5 NY · 1d

MTA installs turnstile metal shields at NYC subway station to combat fare evasion

Just weeks after installing so-called "subway spikes" on certain turnstiles at one New York City station, the MTA is trying another new feature in an attempt to deter fare beaters.

CBS New York on MSN · 9h

MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes

The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating

I do understand why they did it that way because it’s probably inexpensive for them,” a rider said. “It’s just adding a small piece instead of changing the entire design.”

Yahoo · 1d

MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more

The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA continues to seek a source for a more modern fare-control system.

FOX 5 New York on MSN2h

Woman slashed with box cutter inside NYC subway station

According to police, the woman was approached by a person who slashed her across the left cheek and right eyebrow with a box cutter.

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One arrested following slashing inside Manhattan subway station: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two individuals were injured during a slashing that happened inside a subway station in Manhattan Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD. The incident happened at 6 ...

Spectrum News NY122d

Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder in Chelsea subway shove

which happened at a subway station in Chelsea, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said. In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg called the shove a “brutal and unprovoked ...

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