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The MTA is looking into replacing New York City's subway turnstiles with gates that would physically open and close to let paying passengers through.The agency revealed renderings from four different ...
CITYWIDE— SYSTEMWIDE SUBWAY FARE EVASION PLUMMETED 30% from the second quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest update from Governor Kathy Hochul on the Metropolitan ...
The MTA plans to test modern gates later this year in several NYC subway stations. The models will be tested at five locations each, for a total of 20 stations. The plan is part of the agency's ...
The MTA is getting serious about fare evasion. This fall, New Yorkers will start to see a futuristic fix popping up across 20 ...
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on April 28 presented a progress report to the MTA operating committees ...
The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown, critics say. The agency’s latest attempt at thwarting fare ...
The MTA has already been testing other strategies --- like adding so-called fins and sleeves which it says has cut turnstile jumping by 60% -- and modifying turnstiles to stop a technique known as ...
Fare evasion began to decrease in the second half of last year after the MTA focused on placing more gate guards at subway turnstiles and reconfiguring those structures to prevent jumping or ...
New York City Transit President Andy Byford also criticized Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s decision earlier this year to stop prosecuting subway ... Under the Trump administration, an arrest ...