Bus-fare evasion starts Kathy Hochul’s looming MTA cash woes
Last week, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief Janno Lieber pointed to one culprit behind the steep deficits that loom for the state-run transit system:…
NYC subway guard hired to fight fare evasion is caught on camera taking cash to open gates
What a cash-swipe! A subway security guard hired to crack down on rampant fare evasion was caught on…
Council backs Fair Fares expansion to cover 100% of subway, bus costs for 1.3M New Yorkers
The City Council wants to expand the Fair Fares program so more than 1 million eligible New Yorkers…
MTA calls ‘modern’ fare gates a success, but official ducks question on numbers: ‘Take the fifth’
The MTA boasted that its “modern” fare gate pilot was a success on Wednesday — touting drops in…
‘Increasingly becoming out of reach’
As 2026 kicked off, many New York City residents enthusiastically welcomed new Mayor Zohran Mamdani — but as…
Exclusive | Rock climber takes home gold in middle-of-the-night Fare Evasion Olympics
These fare hoppers going for the long jump! A ragtag group of quirky jocks leaped over the MTA’s…
Bruce Blakeman’s pander to the TWU is NOT what NYers want from a governor
If pandering to public-worker unions is Bruce Blakeman’s idea of how he’s going to beat Gov. Kathy Hochul…
MTA’s new subway gates blasted as ‘easy to beat’ as man with cane among fare jumpers
These gates aren’t scaring away fare beaters — case closed. The MTA’s new subway gates are already getting…
Suspected fare-beating straphanger gets stuck in new MTA turnstile gate: video
Stand clear of the closing doors, please! A bumbling straphanger became trapped in an MTA turnstile gate at…
MTA installs new anti-bare-beating turntiles in Manhattan, Bronx
This sounds like another “waste.” The MTA’s new smart subway gates are already giving subway riders a headache…
NYC subway fare jumpers easily beat anti-theft ‘fins’ as MTA spends $7.3M to bring program to nearly every station
Stand clear of the closing snorts! The MTA will dish out $7.3 million to expand its anti-fare evasion…
MTA boss gets the price of a MetroCard wrong while flippantly touting tap-to-ride switchover
MTA boss Janno Lieber didn’t seem to remember how much a monthly MetroCard costs Tuesday as he claimed…