Among the anti-farebeating measures taken in the subway are posting unarmed “gate guards” near emergency exits at more than 200 stations, putting in a turnstile-locking mechanism that prevents ...
The MTA estimates it loses around $285 million a year to fare evasion in the subway system — due both to turnstile jumping and to scofflaws entering thorough the emergency fire exit gates.
The MTA is trying something new to deter subway fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some turnstiles ... more NYPD officers and modernized gates. Fare evasion dropped 26% from ...
New York’s subway has been flooded with patrols to prevent crime and stop fare evasion. One Sunday in Brooklyn, it all went ...
Now the subway’s crawling with fare-evaders! 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 ...
Lennon A Woodside subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the ...
The MTA installed spikes along turnstiles last month at the 59th Street/Lexington Avenue station, but riders still were able to circumvent the jagged edges. The MTA has also tested subway gates ...
The MTA estimates it loses around $285 million a year to fare evasion in the subway system — due both to turnstile jumping and to scofflaws entering thorough the emergency fire exit gates.