The system was in use in seven subway stations in May, according to a report on fare evasion published online by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which oversees New York City’s public ...

NYC subway fare-evasion arrests skyrocketed 132% in 2023, reflecting the NYPD's increased commitment to tackling turnstile jumpers. And as law enforcement increased, so did the number of guns and ...

Fare evasion at one Queens subway station seems to be getting worse despite the MTA’s efforts to thwart the ongoing city-wide scourge. amNewYork revisited the Woodside-61st Street station on the ...

The MTA is planning a four percent fare hike for public transit, raising the base fare to at least $3 by year's end, ...

Fare evasion drops on New York City subways and buses, MTA says. Fare beating on city subways fell by 26% between June and December, with about 10% of subway riders not paying their fares.

I’ve been riding the subway regularly for almost 40 years, first in New York, where I grew up, and these days in Washington, D.C. When I started doing so, in the 1980s, fare evasion was common.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the fare evasion crackdown during her State of the State address earlier this year. Her new budget deal allocates nearly $69 billion for the MTA's capital plan ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA announced Monday they will be testing four different modern fare gates at 20 different stations across New York City. Later this fall, the MTA will start testing gates ...