Some New York City subway riders say a new gate system designed to cut down on turnstile jumpers is creating chaos, confusion ...
This sounds like another “waste.” The MTA’s new smart subway gates are already giving subway riders a headache as its obnoxious, blaring alarms aimed to stop fare jumpers keep getting set off by ...
Technicians told The Post that they suspect the woman was trying to sneak through the fare gate behind another commuter when ...
We've all seen people jumping over the turnstiles to avoid paying for their train rides, but it's soon going to be more difficult for fare beaters to do that.
The modern fare gate design foregoes the traditional rotating turnstiles that have defined subway entrances for decades, and replaces them with motorized, plexiglass panels that move aside when ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway crime, while the MTA has also begun installing "spikes" on some of its turnstiles to stop fare evaders who cost ...
According to documents published by the transit agency, the anti-hopping hardware has already been installed at 327 of the city’s 472 subway stations. Another 129 stations are slated to get the ...
The humble MetroCard may have outlasted its useful life, but in its day it was revolutionary, says Jodi Shapiro, curator at ...
For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with ...