Maddie Morris felt that the hard-carved mantel "was a steal" and couldn't leave the thrift shop without it, however getting it home wasn't without challenges.

The New York Transit Museum archives have this vintage video produced ... the fare was $0.10 - and the turnstiles had been modified to accommodate a dime. The first subway token wasn't used ...

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 New York Transit Museum archives have this vintage video produced ... the fare was $0.10 - and the turnstiles had been modified to accommodate a dime. The first subway token wasn't used ...

Friends visiting a thrift store found a vintage mantel they ... the mantel down the steps to the subway wasn't too challenging but getting it through the turnstile was a real problem.