Fare evasion on BART trains drops
Installation work began last week at Concord, El Cerrito Plaza, Glen Park, and San Leandro stations. “The decline in fare ...
Eric Adams used to ‘jump the turnstile’ to visit a ‘shorty’ in Rockaway, NYC mayor says at town hall
Hizzoner used to occasionally “jump the turnstile” as a broke young man visiting “a shorty” on the “long A train ride” out to Rockaway, Queens, he said at a town hall in the neighborhood. “There’s a ...
To fund MTA’s $68B rebuild plan, NY should nab fare-beaters, squeeze straphangers and taxpayers alike, watchdog says
The Citizens Budget Commission also calls for "modest" increases in fares, tolls and vehicle registration fees to generate $6 ...
LIRR IOU invoices fall 43% after MTA boots free-riding passengers without IDs
The MTA’s rate of recovering outstanding LIRR fares was under 5% last year, the same as in 2023, and slightly less than in ...
U.S. Transportation boss trashes NYC subway, proposes a fix
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy used spicy language to describe the NYC subway, outlining steps he said would make ...
New strategy to combat fare evasion after audit identifies weak links
On buses, CityCats and ferries, drivers have a special button to press if passengers don’t swipe on. Train drivers don’t have ...
Trump administration threatens to pull New York transit funds as it questions anti-crime efforts
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold or redirect federal funding to New York’s mass transit system if it doesn ...
Transportation secretary threatens to withhold federal funding from MTA unless agency reduces crime, violence
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to cut federal funds from New York City's MTA if the agency doesn't ...