MTA's latest 'solution' to $800M fare evasion scourge turns into …
5 days ago · This “solution” is a train wreck! A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a Manhattan subway station Friday — despite newly installed spikes the MTA apparently hopes will curb the ...
NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey 'fins': Here’s why - PIX11
6 days ago · NEW YORK (PIX11) – Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway station near you as part of the MTA’s push to stop fare evaders. The vertical, metal “fins,” as they’re called, have ...
MTA installs spikes at this NYC subway station to stop fare evaders
Jan 15, 2025 · The Post spotted workers installing the aggressive-looking apparatus Wednesday along the turnstile handrails at the 59th St./Lexington Ave. stop, which services the N, R, W, 4, 5 and 6 lines.
Turnstile 'spikes' installed in NYC's crime-ridden subways as
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway crime, while the MTA has also begun installing spikes on some of its turnstiles to stop fare evaders.
MTA installs turnstile 'spikes' at NYC subway station - MSN
Subway ‘spikes’ were seen on the turnstile handrails at the Lexington Avenue 59th Street Station. The MTA says fare evasion costs the agency around $500 million a year. Meanwhile, New York Gov ...
NYC Transit: MTA unveils turnstile redesigns to 'stop the bleed' …
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...
NYC Subway Turnstile Redesign Unveiled at Grand Central …
May 18, 2023 · New York City’s subway turnstile may be getting an upgrade. New “faregates of the future” that can help with two issues the subway system currently faces, fare evasion and accessibility,...
Wide-Aisle Turnstiles To Be Installed At 15 Subway Stations - Secret NYC
May 23, 2024 · The wide-aisle turnstiles are currently installed at Atlantic Av-Barclays Center, 34 St (A, C, E), Astoria Blvd (N, W), and Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue (E, J, Z). Since installing the modernized turnstiles fare payment has increased by 20% at …
MTA tests out new harder-to-jump subway turnstiles - NY1
Dec 5, 2023 · Instead of the traditional bar, new turnstiles at the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway station in Jamaica, Queens feature gates. MTA officials are trying out the new design to see...
MTA unveils redesign of NYC subway turnstile as fare evasion
May 18, 2023 · To deter the roughly 400,000 subway riders who don’t pay the fare every day, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to redesign the turnstiles for the first time in modern history.