In this screen grab from a video, police tape is shown at the scene of a subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York, on March 14, 2024. automation No charges are being filed against the 32-year-old man who ...
The MTA started deploying unarmed gate guards across New York City's expansive subway system in 2022 in an effort to shut down a "superhighway of fare evasion" — emergency exit gates. Since then, the ...
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 ...
A new analysis from the Citizens Budget Commission estimates the MTA lost about $1 billion to fare and toll evasion in 2024, underscoring a persistent financial strain on the transit agency even as ...
Subway fare evasion worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has remained a persistent issue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fare and toll evaders cost the MTA $1 billion in 2024, ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MTA is projected to lose $900 million in revenue in 2025 despite measures put in place to prevent fare and toll evasion, according to a study from the Citizens Budget Commission ...