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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders

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.”

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.

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.

New York Post · 16h

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.

Newsday29d

4-foot tall steel fences to be installed at 100 subway stations to protect riders

Around a dozen stations — including at 191st Street ... Hochul has also stationed National Guard troops at subway entrances since March, but they are not on the platforms or in trains.

Black Enterprise28d

Fare Evaders Give Middle Finger To MTA Placing Spikes At Subway Turnstiles

An unidentified subway rider wasn’t fazed by the visible ... the top and sides of the turnstiles between each gate entrance at the station. Fare evasion costs the MTA a pretty penny—close ...

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