NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA will install jagged metal partitions and plastic paddles on every subway turnstile in efforts to reduce fare evasion. The barriers have been installed at 327 of the city's ...
Straphangers doing the right thing say jumpers are easily bypassing the jagged metal “fins” that are designed to stop people from jumping or using the turnstile.
NEW YORK CITY — In an effort to reduce fare evasion in the subway system, the MTA has said it will install spikes and plastic paddles on subway station turnstiles at nearly every station. The MTA will ...
Nearly every subway turnstile in New York City will soon be fitted with metal shark-like fins and plastic paddles designed to make it harder to skip the fare, MTA officials announced during a meeting ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before the end of January, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to install fare evasion barriers at most stations within the New York City subway system. During a ...
Subway and bus fare evasion cost New York’s transit system nearly $1 billion last year. Will an arsenal of new tricks turn the tide? Subway and bus fare evasion cost New York’s transit system nearly ...
The MTA's ongoing battle to stop fare evasion will bring spikes and half-moon-shaped plastic paddles to almost every subway station turnstile in the city, agency brass said Monday. The devices aim to ...
NOHO, Manhattan (WABC) -- The MTA has unveiled its latest attempt to crack down on subway fare beaters, which includes a brand new design. We've all seen people jumping over the turnstiles to avoid ...