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MTA tries out spikey new additions to subway turnstiles. But do they work?
When reached for comment Saturday, a spokesperson directed NBC New York to a press release from May 2024 detailing the “turnstile fin” pilot project — one of many approaches to addressing ...
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MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating
The MTA slapped new metal shields atop a row of turnstiles at a Manhattan subway ... The head of New York City Transit, Demetrius Crichlow, told The City, which first reported the development ...
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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes
The MTA is trying something new to ... on some turnstiles. Four-inch high metal shields were added at the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station, but CBS News New York's cameras ...
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NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars
Rule-breaking riders are making a mockery of the MTA’s latest attempt to stop fare evaders by easily ducking under or hopping over turnstiles that have been equipped with new crescent-shaped ...