New York Is Fighting Subway Fare Skippers With Spikes And Paddles

People on the NYC subway have been skipping paying their fares for a long time now, but the MTA is finally clamping down on ...
Gothamist

Nearly every NYC subway station will get spikes, paddles to combat fare evasion

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 ...
Fast Company

New York’s subway is waging a war on fare evasion with hostile architecture

In January 2025, subway riders at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue station in Manhattan noticed a surprising new addition: spiked metal partitions between each fare gate. Some commuters called the ...
CBS New York on MSN

Videos show NYC subway riders getting stuck between new gates

Some subway riders say a new gate system designed to reduce fare evasion is causing chaos, confusion and even raising safety ...