The MTA estimates it loses around $285 million a year to fare evasion in the subway system — due both to turnstile jumping ...
According to police, an officer approached the woman to give her a summons for going through the turnstile without paying. She allegedly became combative and punched him in the face and head.
Neighbors on the tree-lined street in Great Neck where Emil Williams lived in a tidy, two-story home with his wife were stunned by the news.
Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped ...
“I don’t think it’s going to prevent anyone from jumping the turnstiles,” said Pisani, who takes the subway nearly every day. “I see fare evasion all the time. People will find a wa ...
The new spike features consist of metal sheets with sharp edges installed on guardrails between turnstiles that are ... gate handrails for leverage when jumping. However, the spikes are not ...
NEW YORK CITY - The MTA is trying to crack down on fare evasion in the NYC subway system by using "spikes" on the turnstile handrails. The goal is to deter straphangers who use the gate handrails for ...
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.