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A redesign to New York City's iconic turnstiles could be coming as MTA officials claim fare evasion costs $500 million a year.
Fare and toll evasion on subways, buses, commuter trains and bridges and tunnels cost the MTA $690 million in 2022, according to the study.
Police ticket people for jumping turnstiles at one Brooklyn subway station six times more than average, a Gothamist analysis found.
The MTA is slowly modifying turnstiles throughout the system to keep would-be fare-jumpers from slipping through.
Additionally, in an attempt to reduce fare evasion, the MTA exhibited several designs for half-height and full-height Plexiglas turnstiles in May 2023, which would replace the existing waist-high turnstiles.
The New York City Subway has four basic types of fare control equipment: low turnstiles (including agent-operated special entry turnstiles, SETs), high entrance-exit turnstiles (HEETs), high exit turnstiles (HXTs), and gates (including emergency exit gates (EXG), agent-operated gates (AOG), and Autonomous Farecard Access System (AFAS) gates for ...
In June 1953, the New York City Transit Authority, a state agency incorporated for the benefit of the city, now known to the public as MTA New York City Transit, succeeded the BoT. A combination of factors had this takeover coincide with the end of the major rapid transit building eras in New York City.
The MTA also says its own contactless transit card will be available starting in 2021. How Much Does It Cost? Rides bought through OMNY will cost $2.75 apiece, just like with the MetroCard.
Tickets for Transit Museum excursions (called "Nostalgia Trains") are sold in advance. Some New York City Transit special trains (such as Holiday specials at the end of most years, and Yankee/Met specials) are available for anyone to ride, so long as they have paid the regular subway fare.
Starting Feb. 25, LIRR and Metro-North commuter rail passengers can buy a 20-trip option or a monthly ticket at a 10 percent reduced price. And for New York City dwellers, the MTA will offer a ...