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 ...

Faced with the eye-popping loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from fare evasion, the MTA is set to unveil a new high-tech system for catching people who don't pay. Chairman Janno Lieber said ...

Fare evasion decreased at major subway hubs throughout the city this year, marking a significant decline from 2024, MTA Police brass reported on Wednesday. The state-run agency enjoyed a 40% decrease ...

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 ...

New fare gates use sensors and higher panels to prevent people from passing without paying, but the tech had a “bumpy rollout” on its first day.

Stand clear of the closing snorts! The MTA will dish out $7.3 million to expand its anti-fare evasion gadgets to nearly every subway station in the five boroughs — even though rule breakers have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stand clear of the closing doors, please! A bumbling straphanger became trapped in an MTA turnstile gate at a Manhattan ...