NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- People going to extremes to avoid paying for the subway is nothing new, but a new report is showing just how much the city is losing, and what new technology has helped cut ...
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Fare evasion: How are unarmed gate guards stopping cheaters in the NYC subways – and are they effective?
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Wonder why the MTA is facing a whopping $800 million budget hole, despite millions in congestion-pricing bucks? Look no further than a bombshell new report on fare-beating from the Citizens Budget ...
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