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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders

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 and to scofflaws entering thorough the emergency fire exit gates.

CBS New York on MSN · 21h

MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes

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

Fox 5 NY · 1d

MTA installs turnstile metal shields at NYC subway station to combat fare evasion

Just weeks after installing so-called "subway spikes" on certain turnstiles at one New York City station, the MTA is trying another new feature in an attempt to deter fare beaters.

New York Post · 1d

NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars

Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped metal shields to curb the high-priced problem.

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Subway service disrupted in Brooklyn after person fatally struck by train: MTA

A man was hit and killed by a subway train in Brooklyn Wednesday, affecting some subway lines, according to the MTA. The ...

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MTA revives Brooklyn’s State St. subway power room after December explosion

The State St. Substation in Brooklyn — the subway power room that blew up last month and stranded several trains underground for hours — will soon be back up and running, according to MTA ...

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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust

MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...

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Two people struck by subway trains in Brooklyn, causing delays: MTA

B and Q lines were rerouted while police conducted an investigation. As of 8:20 p.m., B, D, N, and Q trains were running with delays. Another individual was struck by a subway train at the ...

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Two NYC teens busted for allegedly taking subway train on a joyride: sources

Two teen boys were busted Monday for allegedly taking an empty subway train on a joyride more than a week ago in Brooklyn.

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Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and ...

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