The MTA has identified fare evasion as a pressing problem that not only affects its revenue but also impacts the overall efficiency of the transit system. In 2024, the agency reported a loss of ...

MCTS is increasing its in-house Public Safety Officer (PSO) program to boost uniformed presence at bus stops and on vehicles to deter fare evasion. A new pilot program will deploy plain-clothes ...

These fare hoppers going for the long jump! A ragtag group of quirky jocks leaped over the MTA’s new subway turnstile gates at an event dubbed the “Fare Evasion Olympics” — to prove how wildly ...

The MTA’s new “modern” fare gates have claimed yet another victim, this time catching the head of a 5-year-old girl, sending her to the hospital with swelling, according to her mother and the FDNY.

New fare gates went online at South Station in Boston Tuesday as part of the MBTA's effort to crack down on fare evasion and improve efficiency at one of the busiest transportation hubs in the ...

These gates aren’t scaring away fare beaters — case closed. The MTA’s new subway gates are already getting blasted as “easy to beat” – as even an elderly man with a cane was spotted easily skipping ...

Public transport users in New York have had to deal with a range of changes over the past year, from the long-running MetroCard being phased out in favor of the OMNY card to subway stations being ...

For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with ...