No More Free Rides – MTS to Begin Issuing Citations for Fare Evasion
Beginning Feb. 1, riders on Metropolitan Transit System transit caught without a valid fare will be issued an immediate ...
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Fare evasion down on MTA systems during past six months
From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion went down 26 percent and bus evasion went down 9.1 percent after ...
Opinion: Is it any wonder casual shoplifting and fare evasion is rife when fewer people feel they have a stake in society, asks Melissa Todd
Are people getting naughtier? Is it any wonder we’ve less interest in the rules when fewer of us feel we have a stake in ...
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Refused: New light rail fare citations lack teeth
A 5 INVESTIGATES review of more than 1,200 fare citations issued on light rail trains reveals more than half of fare evaders ...
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Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...
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MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
Fare evasion drops on New York City subways and buses, MTA says
Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.
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MTA wants prosecutors to bring the hammer down on fare evaders
The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants the city’s district attorneys to aggressively prosecute serial ...
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The Dream of All-Door Bus Boarding is Victim to MTA’s Fare Evasion Fears
"I'll take my lumps on the back door," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said about his continued unwillingness to let bus ...