MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News. Wed, February 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM UTC. 2 min read.

NYC fare evader vaults over MTA’s new turnstile spikes at subway station less than 36 hours after installation: ‘Don’t give a f–k’ Nicholas McEntyre January 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM ...

SYSTEMWIDE SUBWAY FARE EVASION PLUMMETED 30% from the second quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025.

New NYC subway turnstiles to be tested as part of efforts to curb fare evasion. Published: Apr. 29, 2025, 10:57 a.m. In this photo from 2016, passengers head down the stairs to the turnstiles for ...

Now, the MTA says that the side entrance is fully fenced off, and new turnstiles are in place. Anyone heading to the train must swipe their MetroCard or tap their phone—even for a free transfer.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway station near you as part of the MTA’s push to stop fare evaders. The vertical, metal “fins,” as they’re called, have ...

Now, the MTA says that the side entrance is fully fenced off, and new turnstiles are in place. Anyone heading to the train must swipe their MetroCard or tap their phone—even for a free transfer.

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has installed spikes at subway stations to stop turnstile jumpers—and they don’t seem to be working, the New York Post reports.

Instead, the MTA seems to want to pit New Yorkers against each other. The MTA and NYPD pledged last week to crack down on fare evaders. The MTA’s plan is to send agency executives and NYPD officers to ...

Passengers on an uptown No. 1 train saw floodwaters swamping the station at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.

Now, the MTA says that the side entrance is fully fenced off, and new turnstiles are in place. Anyone heading to the train must swipe their MetroCard or tap their phone—even for a free transfer.