MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more
The MTA estimates it loses around $285 million a year to fare evasion in the subway system — due both to turnstile jumping ...
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Turnstile Armor Is MTA’s Latest Defense Attempt Against Farebeaters
The MTA is trying to get a leg up on turnstile jumpers at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers Street subway station.
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MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t seem to thwart many fare evaders at station
The MTA is installing "modern fare gates" complete with a twist ... Kathy Hochul announced the new turnstile infrastructure during her State of the State address on Jan. 14.
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MTA’s latest ‘solution’ to $800M fare evasion scourge turns into train wreck as flood of NYC subway riders vault over turnstile spikes
A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a Manhattan ... The MTA installed a pricey new gate designed to block fare evaders in 2023 — but the $700,000 electronic panel doors were widely ...