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 ...
‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
The NYPD reported that arrests of alleged subway surfers rose to 229 last year, up from 135 the year before. Most were boys, ...
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‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps exploited by subway surfers, but they represent just a sliver of the number currently in service, and won’t be ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber ... A lot more breakdowns': NYC's oldest subway cars are fixed in crumbling repair shops Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything ...
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'A lot more breakdowns': NYC's oldest subway cars are fixed in crumbling repair shops
The cars on the 1 line date back to the 1980s, and MTA data shows they fail eight times more often than the MTA’s newest subway trains. The facility lacks fire sprinklers and modern fire alarms.
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New Yorkers Keep Dying From ‘Subway Surfing.’ What’s Being Done About It?
The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps exploited by subway surfers, but they represent just a sliver of the number currently in service, and won’t be ...
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MTA tries out spikey new additions to subway turnstiles. But do they work?
New Yorkers taking the subway may soon see spikey new additions to the turnstile gates. The MTA said newly installed sharp metal barriers are meant to deter turnstile jumpers. The installation is ...
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Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains
The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps exploited by subway surfers, but they represent just a sliver of the number currently in service, and won’t be ...
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Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps exploited by subway surfers, but they represent just a sliver of the number currently in service, and won’t be ...