The MTA is planning the first major redesign of subway turnstiles in modern history, a change officials said is key to cracking down on fare evasion on the city’s mass transit system.

The MTA is fixing the turnstiles in the subway stations to stop people from slipping past the gates. Christopher Sadowski. To date, only 26 turnstiles have been modified but the MTA is aiming to ...

The MTA wants to redesign subway turnstiles and emergency exit gates — the “superhighway” for deadbeats — to crack down on fare evasion, CEO Janno Lieber said Monday.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The MTA has been considering a redesign of the iconic subway turnstiles as fare evasion continues to seriously hurt the transit agency’s bottom line, MTA Chair and CEO Janno ...

Costumers make their way through the turnstiles of the Columbus Circle subway station. Fare evasion on the subway system cost the MTA $285 million last year, according to the agency’s May fare ...

The MTA displayed different models of modern fare gates at Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday that could help fix the fare evasion problem, which a new report says cost the subway system $285 ...

As a stopgap measure, the MTA is modifying each of the city’s 3,479 subway turnstiles to prevent riders from using the maneuver called “backcocking” — when a fare evader pulls the ...

Rather than replacing the turnstiles at all 472 subway stations, the MTA will deploy the new fare gates "at strategic locations in the system," spokesperson Eugene Resnick said.

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.

[UPDATE]: MTA Chairman Joe Lhota is pushing back on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s decision to decriminalize turnstile jumping. In a letter to be sent to Vance’s office, Lhota ...