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For example, a first-time (or first-time-caught) bus-fare evader could pay an immediate fine to the Eagle Team inspector of, say, $50 instead of the full, current $100 penalty.
The lowly New York City bus is getting new attention thanks to Zohran Mamdani’s vow to make the service free for all. But can ...
The MTA is planning a four percent fare hike for public transit, raising the base fare to at least $3 by year's end, ...
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – When it comes to fare evasion, subway turnstile-hopping often gets the lion’s share of attention, but fare-dodging is especially rampant on city buses, with 48% of ...
This is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in The New York Times: "Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay." The article begins: "Every weekday in New ...
Even before the pandemic, bus fare evasion was a serious problem in New York. The evasion rate was roughly 18 percent in 2018, according to a 2019 M.T.A. report.Around that time, the rate was 11 ...
When yellow buses don’t show up, families can be reimbursed for taxis and public transit. Some New York City caregivers have waited years for payments — or received none at all.