The MTA is slowly modifying turnstiles throughout the system to keep would-be fare-jumpers from slipping through. Maintenance teams have begun making adjustments to the turnstile mechanism to keep … ...

This is turnstile No. 602 in Fare Control Area R238, at one of the entries to the Grand Central–42nd Street subway station. It looks about the same as every other one in the subway system, but ...

The MTA plans to modify every one of the city’s subway turnstiles to prevent riders from evading the fare through a maneuver called “back-cocking.” “We’ve all seen it,” senior vice ...

The MTA is installing “modern fare gates” complete with a twist: Spiked barriers that aim to stop potential fare evaders from entering the subway platforms without paying. Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders after adding turnstile spikes 01:38. The MTA is trying something new to deter subway fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some turnstiles.

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.

As of now, the MTA said the subway spikes have been installed at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue and 42nd… The shiny new spikes are meant to deter or stop fare evasion in a handful of city ...