According to the MTA, fare evasion costs the agency about $500 million a year. The backstory Back in January, "subway spikes" were seen at the Lexington Avenue 59th Street Station, which services the ...

Conrey has been working with the team for 17 years and says he enjoys engaging with the community and working directly to stop fare evasion. You can read more stories on ABC 7 New York's MTA Hero ...

The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles.

During its monthly board meeting, MTA officials presented new statistics regarding efforts to combat fare evasion, particularly highlighting the results of the MTA toll evasion task force.

I do understand why they did it that way because it’s probably inexpensive for them,” a rider said. “It’s just adding a small ...

Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped ...

The MTA has installed crescent-shaped metal shields to some subway turnstiles adding a few inches of height to the fare gate.

The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while ...

To revive congestion pricing, the state should agree to crack down on fare evasion and to reform the MTA’s cost structures, including its long-outdated labor agreements. In doing so, the president ...

Fare evasion in the New York subway is a perennial problem apparently costing the city almost $500 million per year. The head of New York City Transit, Demetrius Crichlow, told a local news outlet ...

Conrey has been working with the team for 17 years and says he enjoys engaging with the community and working directly to stop fare evasion. You can read more stories on ABC 7 New York's MTA Hero ...