MTA’s latest ‘solution’ to $800M fare evasion scourge turns into train wreck as flood of NYC subway riders vault over turnstile spikes
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 rampant problem.
Fare Evaders Give Middle Finger To MTA Placing Spikes At Subway Turnstiles
Riders navigated the latest obstacle installed by the MTA at the 59th Street/Lexington Avenue station by just jumping over them.
MTA cracks down on fare evaders with new gate design
The MTA is getting “spiky” in an attempt to stop fare evaders. They’re calling these “modern fare gates” and hoping they’ll stop turnstile jumpers at the Lexington Avenue 59th Street station. FOX 5 NY’s Teresa Priolo has the latest.
NYC fare evader vaults over MTA’s new turnstile spikes at subway station less than 36 hours after installation: ‘Don’t give a f–k’
The man was caught off guard by the MTA’s latest crackdown attempt, but it didn’t stop him from exploiting the flaws in the transit authority’s design.
MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t seem to thwart many fare evaders at station
The MTA is installing “modern fare gates” complete with a twist: Spiked barriers that aim to stop potential fare evaders from entering the subway platforms without paying. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the new turnstile infrastructure during her State of the State address on Jan.
MTA bus crashes through retaining wall, dangles over roadway
A New York City bus crashed into a retaining wall Friday in the Bronx, leaving a portion of the vehicle hanging off an ...
Out of control MTA bus breaks through retaining wall, dangles over street in the Bronx
The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. Friday, when the unidentified driver crashed through a stone retaining wall ...
MTA bus seen hanging off Bronx overpass — and was back on the road 30 minutes later: cops
An MTA bus operator drove off of a Bronx parkway, leaving the vehicle ominously hanging off the overpass in a Friday morning ...
NYC MTA bus hangs precariously off overpass following collision
An MTA bus crashed into a guardrail and went partially over the edge of an overpass in the Bronx in New York City on Friday, ...
Ex-MTA CEO to head agency building $16B Gateway rail tunnel, sources say
A former New York MTA CEO is being tapped to lead the agency building the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson ...
Ex-MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast to head Gateway project
Former MTA honcho Tom Prendergast was appointed the head of the Gateway Development Commission Thursday, responsible for the ...
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MTA Heroes help reunite woman with 80-year-old family heirloom after purse taken from train station
This week's MTA Heroes are Jonathan Ruby and Kyle Hansen, detectives of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department ...
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Former MTA CEO to head Gateway commission
Former Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Thomas Prendergast has been named as CEO and president of the Gateway ...
MTA bus accident in Bronx: Driver rescued from overhanging wheel
Cristian Torralba says he watched as an MTA bus operator struggled to navigate around a parked car Friday morning along a narrow curve of the service road of Henry Hudson ...
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ROCKAWAY LINE REBUILD: 4-month A train shutdown begins Friday in Queens, so MTA can make major upgrades
The MTA will start service changes Friday on the A line between Howard Beach and the Rockaway Peninsula due to a structural ...