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.
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 ...
New Yorkers Keep Dying From ‘Subway Surfing.’ What’s Being Done About It?
More than a dozen New Yorkers, many young boys, have been killed or badly injured in recent years while attempting to climb ...
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‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s ... Six people died surfing subway trains in the city last year, up from five in 2023. Tyesha Elcock, the MTA worker who operated ...
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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.
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
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Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
A train conductor walks between subway cars at a station in the Coney Island section of New York, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) The MTA has asked social media companies to take ...
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Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
NEW YORK (AP ... Six people died surfing subway trains in the city last year, up from five in 2023. Tyesha Elcock, the MTA worker who operated the train Ka’Von rode the day he died, is ...