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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 ...
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 ...
MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating
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 ...
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Fare evasion drops on New York City subways and buses, MTA says
offered his take on why fare evasion fell in the latter half of 2024. "The fare beaters are even afraid to ride the subways and the buses in New York," Clavin said. Alfonso Castillo has been ...
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War on fare evasion: MTA adds ‘half moons’ to Lower Manhattan subway station turnstiles
High-tech doors. Spikes. Now, half moons are the latest in fare-beating infrastructure that the MTA has installed into the ...
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 MTA’s controversial metal shields: “we lose $500 million a year in fare evasion”
New higher metal shields on top of the turnstiles at a Manhattan subway station (Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers Street) ...
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MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
Fare evasion dropped slightly on New York City’s subways and buses last year following an enforcement blitz by the NYPD, MTA officials said on Wednesday. MTA Chair Janno Lieber said 10% of ...