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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 · 22h

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 Daily News · 2d

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

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.

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

Maybe they should try something else. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has installed spikes at subway stations to stop turnstile jumpers—and they don’t seem to be ...

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NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey ‘fins’: Here’s why

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway station near you as part of the MTA’s push to stop fare evaders. The vertical, metal “fins,” as they’re called ...

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