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The MTA slapped new metal shields atop a row of turnstiles at a Manhattan subway station in their latest effort to curb fare evasion — but at least one law-breaking rider Wednesday night hopped ...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has rolled out its latest effort to combat fare evasion — this time installing spikes on turnstiles. ... A New York Post reporter defeats the MTA’s new $700k ...
(Richard Harbus for New York Daily News/) ... Cops issued 40,323 tickets for fare evasion — each costing $100 — during the first six months of 2022, according to data published by the MTA ...
In an attempt to reduce fare evasion, in May 2023, the MTA exhibited several designs for half-height and full-height Plexiglas turnstiles, which would replace the SETs. [141] [142] In early 2024, to discourage fare evasion, the MTA reconfigured emergency exits at three stations so the exits opened only after a 15-second delay.
Police have issued fare evasion tickets to over 28,000 people so far this year. A single subway ride is $2.90, though multiple-ride and monthly passes can cut the cost.
To combat fare evasion, Transit Police had the Summons Squad, whose officers worked in plain clothes in pairs, with the prime objective of issuing summonses system wide for fare evasion, littering and smoking. Prior to the 1990s, all summons issued for fare evasion were appearance tickets in criminal court. The typical penalty was $10 or 2 days.
In November 2019, a consortium of around 15 local grassroots organizations called the FTP coalition began a series of disruptive protests in New York City against a crackdown on fare evasion and an increased police presence in the city's transit system.
The number of summonses issued for fare evasion over the first 10 months of this year jumped 13.5% from the same period of 2023 to 120,883, according to the NYPD.