Increased penalty fines for fare dodging are having a positive impact and the measure is working as an "effective deterrent", ...

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants the city’s district attorneys to aggressively prosecute serial ...

The MTA said it has been able to make a dent in fare evasion, which costs the agency around $800 million a year. It also said ...

"I'll take my lumps on the back door," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said about his continued unwillingness to let bus ...

From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion went down 26 percent and bus evasion went down 9.1 percent after ...

Fare evasion cost the MTA roughly $700 million in 2022 — including $315 million in bus fares, $285 million in subway fares, $46 million in bridge and tunnel tolls and $44 million in railroad fares.

“The M50, sometimes known as being the slowest bus route in Manhattan ... There’s also good news for the MTA itself on fare evasion both on subways and buses. “Preliminary, we’re seeing ...

Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.

During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 to 10 percent.

Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures. Data released Wednesday ...