Brooklyn subway entrances have been modernized to improve accessibility and discourage fare evasion as part of a 20-station expansion across the City. <\/p>\n
Six Brooklyn subway stations are set to receive new touch-free fare gates as the MTA expands a citywide effort to reduce fare evasion and improve accessibility.<\/p>\n
The stations selected for the next phase are 36 St, Bedford Avenue, Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets, Myrtle Avenue and Newkirk Plaza. The upgrades are expected to begin by the end of 2026, with preparation work scheduled to start in October.<\/p>\n
The Brooklyn locations are part of a 20-station expansion spanning four boroughs. The project falls under the MTA\u2019s $1.1 billion investment to modernize fare-control areas at 150 stations through its 2025-2029 capital plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese touch-free fare gates represent a leap forward in making our transit system more welcoming for everyone, especially riders like me who use a mobility device, those pushing strollers, or carrying luggage,\u201d said Quemuel Arroyo, MTA chief accessibility officer.<\/p>\n
The changes could make entering the subway easier for Brooklyn residents who use wheelchairs, travel with strollers or carry luggage. Traditional three-wheel turnstiles can restrict access for passengers who need additional space. The wider gates are designed to improve passenger flow while making it more difficult to enter without paying.<\/p>\n
The expansion follows a pilot program at 20 stations that recorded an average 35 percent\u00a0reduction in fare evasion, according to the MTA. Hoyt Street and Nostrand Avenue, both in Brooklyn, recorded 72 percent\u00a0declines.<\/p>\n
Those results provide an early measure of the gates\u2019 effectiveness, although they do not guarantee the same reductions at every station receiving the new equipment.<\/p>\n
The next phase will replace fare gates across all entrances at the selected stations. The MTA plans to extend the program to 50 additional stations, with a second phase involving 30 stations expected to be under construction by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n
For Brooklyn commuters, the rollout will bring changes to busy subway entrances used for daily travel across the borough and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooklyn subway entrances have been modernized to improve accessibility and discourage fare evasion as part of a 20-station…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,137054,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-372112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-mtastationssubway-entrancesgate-improvements","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}