MTA installs spikes at this NYC subway station to stop fare evaders
2 days ago · The Metropolitan Transit Authority has rolled out its latest effort to combat fare evasion — this time installing spikes on turnstiles. The Post spotted workers installing the aggressive-looking ...
Exclusive | MTA’s new $700K subway gates designed to keep out …
Jan 10, 2024 · The simple hack, first exposed in a TikTok video, was replicated by The Post this week — proving how embarrassingly easy it is to defeat the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s shiny new line...
MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t …
1 day ago · An MTA spokesperson said the barriers now at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street stop — where New Yorkers can get the N, R, W, 4, 5 and 6 trains — are “part of the same fare evasion prevention ...
MTA unveils turnstile redesigns to 'stop the bleed' from fare …
May 18, 2023 · Top officials at the MTA demonstrated high-tech subway turnstiles that are more difficult to evade at Grand Central Terminal. The redesigned turnstiles, which are glass gates, would replace...
MTA Announces Installation of Wide-Aisle Fare Gate
Dec 4, 2023 · The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the first-ever low turnstile fare array replacement with new wide-aisle fare gates at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport Station in Jamaica, Queens.
MTA Announces Progress on Reducing Subway Fare
May 22, 2024 · Turnstile Modifications: The MTA has made steps to tackle evasion tactics at the turnstiles. The MTA upgraded 1,400 turnstiles at more than 100 stations to prevent back-cocking and is on target to reach the goal of modifications at 60% of turnstiles by the end of the year.
ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces New Initiatives - MTA
4 days ago · Additionally — to further help reduce homelessness in the subway system — Governor Hochul will work with the NYC Department of Homeless Services to expand their 24/7 “Welcome Center” model near end-of-line stations and will create spaces within stations that have a large presence of unhoused people for our mobile outreach teams to ...
MTA installs new turnstiles designed to stop fare evasion - 6sqft
Dec 5, 2023 · The traditional turnstiles at a subway station in Queens have been fully replaced with new wide-aisle fare gates, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday. Designed to...
MTA’s New Anti-Fare Evasion Turnstile Strategy - amNewYork
Jul 18, 2023 · The MTA is planning to reconfigure its subway turnstiles to prevent a phenomenon where they’re pulled back in the reverse direction, enabling a fare evader to slip through without paying.
MTA unveils redesign of NYC subway turnstile as fare evasion
May 18, 2023 · The agency on Wednesday unveiled a potential design of a new subway fare gate that includes glass doors that slide open, replacing the rotating turnstiles that have been part of the system...
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