MTA’s latest ‘solution’ to $800M fare evasion ... - New York Post
Jan 17, 2025 · 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. A deluge of...
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,...
NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey 'fins': Here’s why - PIX11
Jan 16, 2025 · 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 tries out spikey new additions to subway turnstiles ... - NBC New York
6 days ago · As of now, the MTA said the subway spikes have been installed at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street-Times Square subway stations. 24/7 New York news stream: Watch NBC 4 free wherever ...
MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t …
Jan 16, 2025 · On Thursday, the barriers were officially rolled out at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street station in Manhattan. The new gates were revealed to be standard subway turnstiles equipped with high...
MTA Announces Installation of Wide-Aisle Fare Gate
Dec 4, 2023 · The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the first-ever low turnstile fare array replacement with new wide-aisle fare gates at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport Station in Jamaica, Queens.
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.
MTA moves forward on plans to redesign subway turnstile in …
Dec 26, 2023 · The MTA is moving forward with plans to redesign its subway turnstiles, taking the first steps to procure a replacement for fare gates that officials say are too easy to hop over.