The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles.

The MTA has installed crescent-shaped metal shields to some subway turnstiles adding a few inches of height to the fare gate. Will it be enough to stop people from jumping over them? FOX 5 NY's Teresa ...

I do understand why they did it that way because it’s probably inexpensive for them,” a rider said. “It’s just adding a small ...

By implying that fare evasion correlates with antisocial behavior ... Just last week, NYPD transit officers stopped a man for hopping the turnstile in a Midtown train station — and found he ...

The effort to crack down on fare evasion differs from the previous system, in which MTS Security could offer someone caught without a fare the chance to buy or validate one. The change is system ...

The MTA has said that fare evasion cost the authority more than $600 million in 2023, and a frustrated Lieber said he wants people with a record of persistent fare-dodging to be held accountable ...

However much you think fare evasion ... the amount of fare evasion on buses and on trains and ferries. This is patent nonsense. Trains and ferries have electronic turnstiles that stop all but ...

In a concerted effort to address the issue of fare evasion in New York City ... delaying emergency exit gate openings and reinforcing turnstiles. The MTA expects to install modern fare gates ...

For mass-transit riders, it's a common pet peeve. You're about to pass through the turnstile, fare card in hand, just in time to make your train. But the person in front of you is not so prepared.

Fare evasion in the New York City transit ... including increased police enforcement at train stations and evasion-resistant subway turnstiles that feature dividers with serrated edges.