Dec. 4, 2024 By John J. Ciafone, Esq. The congestion price tax by the MTA will have devastating and lasting effects, toppling once the greatest City in the world. The middle class and working class will suffer immeasurably since many rely on their vehicles to go to work as they live in transportation deserts.…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens man was arrested on board an MTA Q113 bus in Far Rockaway on Saturday morning after an MTA inspector informed police that the suspect entered through a rear door to avoid paying the fare. Dennis Espinal, 42, of 230th Street, was taken into custody just…
Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
NYPD transit brass said Tuesday that “Operation Fare Play” was a winning move for public safety, resulting in 175 arrests of dangerous criminals during a concentrated effort to combat fare evasion.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Dean Moses
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell issued a loud and clear message to fare evaders on Monday: “There’s no more freebies anymore!”
Mar. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
Fare evasion is not a victimless crime, police and MTA officials have repeatedly asserted in recent years. Last week’s Brooklyn subway shooting, the NYPD says, serves as a prime example.
Mar. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
With subway crime dominating the headlines in recent weeks, the NYPD is stepping up its efforts to bust dangerous fare evaders caught bringing weapons along with them for the ride.
Feb. 18, 2024 By Dean Moses Transit police in Queens are searching for a brute who shoved a 70-year-old man to the ground inside a subway station over a fare evasion scheme, authorities said. According to police sources, the incident unfolded on Thursday morning inside of the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue station, where…
Dec. 26, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
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.