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 ...
Train riders were seen going to their old tricks to avoid paying a fare for the subway. One man pushed right through the turnstiles. NEW: "SPIKES" installed at turnstiles on 59th Street Subway ...
while the MTA has also begun installing "spikes" on some of its turnstiles to stop fare evaders who cost the transit agency hundreds of millions of dollars a year in lost revenue. The new spike ...
Subway ‘spikes’ were seen on the turnstile handrails at the Lexington Avenue 59th Street Station. The MTA says fare evasion costs the agency around $500 million a year. Meanwhile, New York Gov. Kathy ...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has rolled ... the handrails to lift themselves over the turnstiles. But they don’t address a hack used on old gates of pulling on the turnstiles enough ...