The MTA’s faregate experiment at the Sutphin Blvd.-Archer Ave.-JFK subway station is showing results — a 20% reduction in fare evasion, say MTA officials, who attribute the improvement mainly to the ...

NEW YORK ‒ If you try to use the emergency exit at a New York City subway station, you may find it won’t let you out ‒ at least not right away. As a part of a sprawling effort to prevent riders from ...

Walk into any subway station and you won’t have to wait long before the emergency exit door is opened and a parade of people enter the system without paying the fare. The practice is one the ...

The MTA started deploying unarmed gate guards across New York City's expansive subway system in 2022 in an effort to shut down a "superhighway of fare evasion" — emergency exit gates. Since then, the ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The MTA has been rolling out pilot programs targeting fare evasion and trying to make riders feel safer. One such measure will put emergency exit gates on a 15-second delay.

As it looks to end fare evasion, the MTA is seeking ideas for the "next generation" of New York City subway turnstiles. The agency on Tuesday put out a call for experienced firms to submit designs ...

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. “We have to change the physical ...

We've all seen people jumping over the turnstiles to avoid paying for their train rides, but it's soon going to be more ...