MTA tests new measures to prevent fare evasion

The MTA is testing panels on the turnstiles to make jumping more difficult. The plan is to install the panels to 10 stations this year.

[@xivinrah]

Service is garbage. 4/5/6 trains are delayed every afternoon during rush hour. One day, I ended up having to walk home to 118th St from 85th because the next bus wasn’t coming for another 23 minutes. Oh and all of the trains were crawling through the Lex Ave tunnel at walking speed. The MTA is trash. Just throw it away and start over. They need a major restructuring/shake up and penalties for service failures/interruptions during rush hour.

[@jeanandre6129]

I agree. F, R, trains are the worst in the subway system. R and F should have been defunded. The most unclean trains are R , F, E... .Those trains are filled with homeless people and beggars and violent people.

[@mdhbh]

Fare evasion on the buses is worse than the subway.

[@donkey916]

☠☠☠☠☠☠ some drivers dont even give a f theyll tell everyone to just get in and keep the bus moving

[@fallback8314]

because they ALREADY KNOW you guys ain't gonna pay so they don't want to lose time AS WELL AS money and i don't blame them. they need to put hard nosed cops on the buses. no money no ride. PERIOD. this is a FOR PROFIT system that needs the fare to fund system improvements, enhancements, upgrades and maintenance and to pay salaries.

[@mdhbh]

@@fallback8314 well I always pay my fare while many never pay theirs. Most people get on through the back door of the bus.

[@mdhbh]

@@donkey916 facts...

[@randomnewspaper]

@@fallback8314you really believe that shit, don't you

[@Maxtrash69]

Ive lived in nyc all my life and pay when i can. Times have gotten harder and the sevice has gotten much worse. Its unsafe. Its dirty. Its overcrowded. It should be free. Period. 🤷🏿‍♂️ not sure why the city is allowing them to be privately owned. Then making cops hang out there like security guards. Only in the impoverished areas. Go to the areas where they have tourists and make 6 figures and live in luxury and the fare hopping isnt even looked at. The system is broken and shaming humans isnt the answer

[@fallback8314]

that's because in the luxury areas people actually PAY. what's so hard to understand??? smh....and asking someone to pay 2.90 isn't "shameful." nor is it unreasonable. and 90% of the people who don't pay HAVE money they have these expensive cell phones, these $100 sneakers, expensive headphones, the often come into the station looking for a free ride AFTER they've spent their ride money at Wendy's or McDonald's. and believe you me they STILL have cash in their pocket they just wanna cheap out NOW when they get to the subway. the system isn't and can't be free. it needs upgrades, enhancements, maintenance, the company also has to pay taxes, they have their own bills and creditors they need to pay, and people actually WORK for this company. a small fee goes a long way. i don't see you calling it "shameful" when people are paying at Target, Con Ed, and Stop and Shop, ExxonMobil, and Costco. why should the MTA be free when they're just as important a company as the others.

[@DeStylez01]

A really good way to cut down on fare evasion.....Lower the fares! Role the Fares back to $2. Lower Fares more people will pay and ride more often.

[@jackrosario9990]

No, down to 0, in other countries in western Europe it's free or the federal government should pay half and we pay less like Israel has free healthcare with the money the USA sends!

[@panchoguillermo1506]

Agreed. The FARE is not FAIR.🤣

[@jackrosario9990]

@@panchoguillermo1506 sorry, sometimes one mine is faster than what ones writing.

[@totallynormalindividual6190]

Not only that maybe don’t make people wait over 12+ minutes for a fucking train‼️

[@DeStylez01]

@@totallynormalindividual6190 Amen!!

[@meiko_kaji]

Dudes at stations just hold the door open and say ‘gimme a dolla’

[@porp109]

Hey that counts as part of our GDP

[@jackrosario9990]

I give 50 cents because that what the trains are worth!

[@majorchutzpah7265]

Right in front of the cops, too!

[@governoret]

@@porp109 That's funny lol but the aktually part is that the black market is not part of gdp :/

[@electrifiedmotors]

Mta officials should take some of the money people pay buy tickets to Tokyo and see how the subway system is done.

[@MuckyPup115]

I’ve never seen the MTA work better than it did when that British man was the Commissioner. Right before the current 🤡 was elected mayor, he quit and went back to England. Since then it’s been trash.

[@whothou]

The MTA is shoving this idea that fare evasion is killing them while also spending 3 years worth of missed fares easily on a shiny new subway station and art for the homeless to take over.

[@zackgalante4899]

MTA cant do anything about homelessness because if they try and remove them your woke friends will protest about the cruelty and mistrement blah! blah! If they install facial recognition cameras your woke friends will protest "its viloating our privacy" even tho the police has them all over the city. MTA has no other means to avoid the 3rd world thinking. And BTW the NYC Police holds the gates for those same fare invaders to walk right in, trust me I live in the city.. As a blk carribbean american man Im getting out & far away from this garbage city and their work nonsense.

[@johnmccrae5116]

Mta is losing more money on the buses because people think they can sky the driver for a ride or just walk on and if driver say no they get assaulted

[@coreturkoane5570]

That's why I don't say anything when they ask for a ride! Because management won't have your six 🕕 (back) if things go sour!

[@rob6513]

don’t care John. MTA a billion dollar company in NYC!

[@jumpman366]

Lol i find it hilarious how you guys are in defense of a crappy system in which the money doesn’t even go towards improving service. Y’all have got to stop sleepwalking through life.

[@scotty2722]

New Yorkers already paid their fair when they paid new york city tax. They need to focus on all these homeless people making the train their home.

[@redeerum]

🎯✅️​@@scotty2722

[@chiquita683]

Why dont they just lower the fares then? They seem to know its too expensive, make it 75 cents for everyone

[@chriswallace7877]

$4 All day pass was the truth when things made sense +30 dollar monthly But no overcharging while not being able to fix nd upgrade faster enough and having people run the Mta that have no idea how to run a transit system with 2:35 real life experience instead Fuckin Everything up is cool tho....

[@henrylee5914]

Yeah but some people still won't pay even if is 75 cents .

[@sean2015]

A lot of people still wouldn't pay the fare even if it was a dime, I guarantee you

[@fallback8314]

2.90 or whatever it is, is already CRAZY low! and like 90% of the people who aren't paying have expensive stuff on, just BOUGHT expensive stuff. i know i see them. EVERY DAY. they just wanna be cheap and cheat the system. they'll pay HUNDREDS for every else then when it's time to go home they want a free ride yet they still have a pocket full of money. if i were president of MTA i'd have this problem fixed in short order.

[@melovetorun]

You really broke.

[@chanksy45]

7am DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn every morning, 4 monitors at the Fleet Street station watch fare evaders jump the turnstiles in their faces and do nothing about it. Nothing.

[@user-lz1fw8ot8b]

Why don’t you do something about it for them? They get paid to do nothing 😂

[@user-lz1fw8ot8b]

😂

[@donkey916]

lol the k9 unit at 14st union is the same they just watch everyone walk thur

[@Anthony3k]

🐀🐀🐀🐀

[@ashleymadison9380]

Why would they do anything? They're just going to get accused of being racist. Or worse the person will physically injure them

[@dannybx78]

MTA IS A COMPLETE JOKE.

[@nathanielsmith2341]

$700 million in losses due to fare evasion is no joke!

[@gottizway1375]

U could definetly say that again

[@dannybx78]

@@nathanielsmith2341 They still haven't improved their transit system yet. Look at all the subway crimes still happening in 2024. As it's always been for decades.

[@lloydtheactor]

The joke isn't really the MTA..it's its Citizens who use and abuse the system. Fires...caused by the trash subway users throw on the tracks and platforms and additionally causing delays. Crime....in the subway committed by the daily subway users drives away customers. Fare beaters... with money in thier pockets driving up the cost of operating the day to day need to run an "on time" subway system. Act like a respectable and responsible person at all times and see a change at home AND in the subway. New York is broken, but the New Yorkers in it can ABSOLUTELY turn it around. YOU JUST GOTTA WANNA!

[@Mixologist]

You have no slition

[@user-ln8hp4vt5z]

The MTA is Pathetically Incompetent. Can you say you are FIRED?

[@sleepys2694]

People, Citizens of New York your being lied to by the M.T.A. 1) your taxed on your cell phone for mta. 2. There is an M.T.A tax on your cable bill. 3. There is a hidden tax on your Con Ed bill. 4. Every bridge an tunnel is is an toll which in part goes to the mta. 5. M.T.A charges you one dollar for a new Metro Card. Everyday millions and millions of dollars are collected daily the train and busses should be free!!!!!

[@computerpwn]

who pays for the trains and busses without taxes and fares?

[@ropcha]

Watched dozens of people jump the turnstile at the north bound Astor Place station as two NYPD cops stood across from it on the platform, with their backs to the turnstile. Way to go to prevent fare evasion.

[@nathanielsmith2341]

It would be different if these were people who couldn't afford it. But watching people evade wearing $200 sneakers and $600 phones headed to work shows that this is an attitude problem!

[@adamblack6867]

They didn’t all their money on that and have none less to pay .

[@cestlavie5713]

One must not forget, majority of people were paying ( pre Covid ) & the MTA still increased fares. 🤔

[@apolloyoung8653]

I applied for Fairfield and I live in public housing. I was denied. I do pay my fair but if I see the gate open and people are rushing through it I do the same, I even seen cops tell people when the gates out just go through

[@toneriggz]

Fare evasion is probably worse on the buses than the trains. Especially the kids, they just waltz right in without paying. They don’t even sneak in through the back exit like back in the day. They walk right through the front and don’t pay. I was on a Q60 bus a few months back, not too many people were on the bus. A group of at least teens entered for free through the front. They filled up the bus. None paid.

[@shadic6892]

What about those metal revolving doors??? Can't jump those. Only keep the emergency doors by the toll booths with police present.

[@fallback8314]

THIS.

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

Wheelchairs? Strollers? Luggage?

[@korrectkarma9857]

Too bad they charge us so much in taxes. How could you want to pay for mass transit?

[@bobbyhfmann]

Has an idea. How about enforcing the law?

[@Genghiskoz]

How about enforcing Deez Nutz

[@jeanandre6129]

I saw people getting stopped by police and MTA security guards while they were having the metro card in their pockets. "TOO LATE TO SWIPE " quote It's a matter of character.

[@BIGBWAR2929]

I was in NYC as a tourist the subway is horrendous lol Even more surprising that the locals think that it’s normal for a subway to be this ass

[@Michael-ux6bx]

It's still the best in the United States, it's the largest and I think it's pretty great tbh compared to anything else in north america

[@walinton]

NYC MTA is not that good, the constant delays is not worth paying the ridiculous price for it. Many countries outside the USA have way better metro and no big delays. America has fallen behind BIG TIME. They are focused on all the wrong things(raising prices and not fixing the immeasurable delays/infrastructure)

[@Nbx3]

It’s dirty and unsafe, waiting 40 minutes for a bus ride of 15 minutes. Some bus stops do not have shelters. Have to stand in the sun/rain and fight the lantern flies. Mta service is not equal or consistent in all the boroughs. It’s terrible in the Bronx. it should be free.

[@pjcasale]

You poor thing!

[@Nbx3]

@@pjcasale you poor thing

[@loolooland1]

​@@Nbx3Typical black New Yorker. you're right about the subway being dirty and unsafe, but stop saying it should be free cuz that'll make shit worse

[@Nbx3]

@@loolooland1 no

[@damianoandreaarrigoni4401]

@@loolooland1upping taxes and making it free can sole some problems. You don’t have to worry about fare evasion and exemptions if you don’t have to pay in the first place!

[@JillianLatorreTS]

That is contributing to why it is taking longer to retire the R46 cars, which are the oldest non-museum rolling stock on the subway that is on passenger service. $700 million can purchase at least 500 more R211 cars.

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Umm two r211 sets enter service a week and Kawasaki had production delays and then the hardware incidents halted deliveries

[@adamblack6867]

85% of MTA revenue goes to pay salaries.

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

You mean 7 R211 cars?

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

@@CityLifeinAmerica correction of eighteen trains, including the pilot set.

[@Yin_Strider]

Lol...they had it right when they had only the turning gates. 🤷🏼‍♂️. This is never going to stop, especially with those new methods...that shit is easy to open/go under/jump. Every single day I see ppl evading while I swipe and I see the MTA employee just chilling in the booth.

[@adamblack6867]

What do you expect the MTA employees to do ?

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

but they have free buses and complaining about losing money

[@gottizway1375]

EXACTLY!THAT FUCKIN PART 💯

[@redeerum]

TY🎯

[@benwoof4669]

3rd ave 149th in the Bronx at 6 am in the morning there’s always a guy opening the door for people and asking for money. Stop him at once MTA!!!

[@user-lz1fw8ot8b]

He just tryna buy his crack cops ain’t stopping that happens at mad stations every borough 😂

[@petttroville5510]

Hater why don't you?

[@panchoguillermo1506]

This has got to be one of the least monitored stations. Not so much crime-wise but fare-evasion wise.

[@Triple10101]

Ok they can still go under🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@FizCap]

Or just walk over it lol

[@computerpwn]

crawl on the nasty ass floor to avoid paying 2 dollars yea they got their priorities straight

[@totallynormalindividual6190]

@@computerpwnpfp compliments the comment so well 😂

[@MissLondonE7]

Theft of merchandise or services needs to be a punishable crime, and the fares need to be lowered.

[@brianne4913]

In Japan and many other countries public transportation is free

[@adamblack6867]

It’s not free in Japan.

[@3markaw]

That is a lie and you are a thief .

[@Mr_B79]

The Buses are worse. maybe 10 years ago, a bus driver would confront a passenger for not paying. I had a bus driver in the Bronx once stop (along the route) in front a police precinct and told the fare -evader "get off the bus or I'm honking for the police." As a paying customer what rattles me even more is these unruly people not only evade but they'll be front and center to get on, blast music on their speakers etc. Hey Pix 11, wanna experience. Board the BX 15 from Fordham Plaza to 149th and 3rd ave and count how many people actually pay vs evade.

[@Michael-ux6bx]

Now the bus drivers won't (and rightfully so) because why would they put their safety at risk for that?

[@loolooland1]

The speakers is why I stopped riding public transit in New York. I'm taking a break from this bs

[@Mr_B79]

@@Michael-ux6bx I think it's from the top down to no longer intervene with fare-evaders, it's just not worth. Plus, through the union, MTA operators can take damn near a year off due to injury ,trauma etc and the MTA would loose so many workers. So I get why they don't get involved any longer.

[@stevenlee4350]

it is so unfair for those who paid. so don't pay!!

[@user-lz1fw8ot8b]

Fr like its no force to pay 🤣🤣

[@Markjenson1894]

No. We already have enough losers who don't pay riding our subway system. We don't need any more.

[@Markjenson1894]

And demonstrate to everyone that I'm an asshole??? No way.

[@glamslamcam]

Cops are needed all over the system but they’re really needed on the buses. Fare beating is the worst it’s ever been on buses, especially in outer Boroughs. It’s flat out dangerous and if there is no one to hold people accountable, it’s gonna get worse. In some cases, I wish the MTA wouldn’t tell us what they’re about to do because people will be looking to find ways to get over. Just do what’s necessary to stop people from doing the wrong thing that’s all.

[@firenx2]

Mta literally wasting money building contraption to stop fare evasion. Its ridiculous that they have the general public believing that fare evasions is the main cost of losing money while not upkeeping theier infrastructure. The past 30 years i have been living in NYC, the MTA have been working on fixing there their stations. Its insane because trains are never on time, speakers barely work, always vague messages about delays, and dont get me started on crime. But according to MTA tackling fare evasion is top priority!

[@bellasfinesse9784]

Get those bums from taking up seats !

[@herbpepsi]

OAC will say the fare evaders jump the turnstyles for exercise! Don't worry about the fare evaders, just jack up the congestion pricing!

[@kamkchen3798]

Fare evasion fee needs to be at 100,000

[@3markaw]

No , this all started when they stopped arresting people. And then these idiots can't understand why people would vote for the Donald.

[@nino6871]

Not everyone can afford 3$ for a 1 way ride

[@Markjenson1894]

Yeah, take an Uber instead. Much more economical.

[@The-House-Of-Kastrioti]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch in midtown. I see people holding the doors opened for random people to just pass on through. NYPD cops are playing on their phones for hours on end, while on duty. This is a fact!

[@jonathandiosa5739]

What station do they hold the doors open?

[@adamblack6867]

It’s not nypd job to guard a gate .

[@3markaw]

@@adamblack6867 What are they there for , phone time ?

[@Markjenson1894]

You're not going to be able to design a system that is completely 100% asshole-proof, but this will at least make a dent in it.

[@adamblack6867]

No it won’t .

[@walinton]

That's not helping anything, the MTA needs to fix their constant delay and infrastructure. Also, the price is ridiculously high compared to what you're paying for.

[@ricomontana5644]

That panel does not work. I see it for myself

[@Markjenson1894]

How do you know?

[@CarlosViera-ow5si]

Look at the buses, where payment is non existent

[@Michael-ux6bx]

It's more of an optional donation on buses

[@Awesome_Aasim]

Why doesn't the MTA just imitate what Japan does? Japan's faregates are entirely passive which saves time.

[@adamblack6867]

The people in Japan are civilized. A large majority of the residents of nyc are not .

[@Awesome_Aasim]

@@adamblack6867 That just isn't true. Yes New Yorkers are more impatient and are more aggressive drivers than people in California, for example. Many New Yorkers would happily pay the fare if the service was clean, safe, and convenient, like Japan's system is, and if the fare was reasonably priced. To be quite blunt as well, at the prices the MTA sets subway fares at, they might as well have a free public transit service covered by higher taxes, like they have in a few European cities. The faregates in Japan by the way from what I have seen do close hard if you do not pay your fare and it can be an embarrassment that one might want to avoid. A lot of Japanese cities such as Tokyo also have private companies pay for their employees' commuting trips which can allow public transit to be accessible to many while saving money for a lot of people. As we know with healthcare, anytime it feels like the actual customer isn't paying the business offering the service would be able to charge the company whatever for the month.

[@chemoyiathompson7365]

Ya need to make changers on the delays

[@miriamrosado5417]

I believe it was the strike of 2005, MTA strike for more money. To find out MTA had 2 sets of books. We were never reimbursed for the increase in tare and fares have been going up and service is lousy. MTA own people suppose to pay because MTA provides them with metrocard, but they don't. So they are rare beaters too!!!

[@surendrapersaud__3089]

First of all, ask Jano Lieber or Hochul, if they travel to the outer boroughs and to see how long customers have to wait for trains when there is a "signal malfunction " or loss of power for like 40 or 30 minutes. There is a reason why people evade. They want to get to their destination on time. But the mta always delay service. Janno Lieber should be getting a fine for raising fares every other year.

[@deltafire12]

I was asked if I can use the emergency door on the train in case there was a shooter or mugger in it. The train captain said no. Couple months later from January 2024 we hear about a shooting on an MTA train To the MTA employee who told me no, would you reconsider your answer to this question?

[@RudieObias]

When there's a will, there's a way...

[@loolooland1]

You learnt that from Franklin's mom?

[@marg8315]

When you can jump the turnstile in front of a cop, then why wouldn’t you? It’s really insane.

[@Markjenson1894]

Why would people *not* do so??? Are you serious? Should I list the reasons?

[@john_wick1]

gangsta rich or poor just don't pay

[@BillyDatBx]

That's the plan 👌

[@war1231]

That last comment by MTA employee sums it up. MTA dont care about the riders. All they care about is the money that they are losing. Money, the heads of MTA are missing out on to line their pockets. Look how many people ride the subway. Where is all the money going MTA. Plus the tax the residents pay. Where is the money going? Why can't you cut the fair and see if this doesn't bring the number of fare evasion.

[@great2bfree]

Ride a bike work, save yourself the headache of awful MTA service and traumatization that occurs in those trains.

[@mobettaspice]

Great…… what about the buses?

[@tdadp]

I don’t like those panels. It’s a safety issue, but someone standing alongside of it tied to possibly Rob you.

[@themaverickfiles2020]

That's what the MTA gets for being greedy and allowing lawlessness in NYC. I don't feel sorry for them.

[@TheOblivion2025]

Yup fuk em

[@kevsta67]

the gov and the mayor are the top cops in the city. the mta and nypd cops do as they are told by the gov and mayor. don't blqame the cops blame the mayors and gov that my ferllow new yorkers keep voting for ......and that would be democrats .

[@notimeforusernames8256]

singapore has a good system, low cost, efficient, will not increase prison population, no extra burden for tax payers, 'whipped punishment' , 3 whips for ticket evasion, 5 for repeat offender

[@bluelionman]

Create jobs have gate line staff, cuts fare evasion give them all bodycams. Fares recovered and fines cover the wages and then some.

[@walinton]

How about they focus on fixing the big delays and infrastructure? American public transit is far behind when compared to those in some Asian countries.

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

Annual budget is 19.2 billion. $700 million is a small percentage. Students should not be expected to pay the fare, their parents are paying the fare and taxes. The real issue is that the agency is top heavy. Automate trains more to reduce employee costs. Let the union complain if they want.

[@mariekelly1175]

People with long legs are just walking right over the turnstiles.

[@Markjenson1894]

Assholes are just walking right over the turnstiles.

[@JoseGonzalez-zc9by]

At least fare evasion doesn't dump pollution

[@GulsCult]

Some dude hopping the turnstile doesn't affect the fares nearly as much as the paychecks and Christmas bonuses of the MTA executives who make millions of dollars for doing absolutely nothing! They should really stop trying to act like fare evasion is the biggest problem in the subway system! Worry about people getting assaulted in the middle of the day on the platform or getting pushed onto the tracks! Or even problems with the metrocard machines. I put 50 bucks into a machine to put it on my MetroCard and nothing came out! I was told that the MetroCard could be replaced but not the cash that I put on the card! And from what I understand, that happens a lot. Consider all of that lost money that they get as payment towards people who have to turn style!!

[@MrKinghuman]

Arrest them and fine them heavily.

[@adamblack6867]

The DA won’t press charges for fare evasion he has said that publicly.

[@DailyAyung]

Yoo real shit idgaf yall be stealing from us anyways 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@angief3604]

MTA should be more concerned about the increase in people getting hit by train rather that fair evasion

[@Markjenson1894]

Bet you $100 that the losers who pushed others onto the tracks are the same losers who jumped the turnstile.

[@Nbx3]

In the Bronx some of the MTA buses have fabric seats, they used to be blue but are now so dirty they’re almost black. It’s so disgusting 🤮🤢

[@richardobengantwi9989]

Unfortunately we don't pay for buses in the Bronx

[@Anthony3k]

@@richardobengantwi9989fortunately *

[@loolooland1]

You must be talking about a handful of 2010-2013 Novabus LFSAs (the white articulated buses you see on routes like the Bx9 and Bx15)

[@panchoguillermo1506]

BX41 also.

[@majorchutzpah7265]

Raise the fare to 5 bucks and have the machines accept dollars!

[@GuidanceandTruth]

Honestly im grateful to not pay buses or thats its not enforced. I know our bus drivers by name and they dont care. They know It costs to much and service is terrible. I take the bus four times or more a day and at least twice a day with my three kids. The MTA should be free enough tax money goes towards it .

[@Markjenson1894]

So you're demonstrating to your own children thar it's okay to be a criminal?? What else are you showing them?🤔

[@ijahwilson]

Too much stuff going in the world. For them to be worry about that.

[@michaellynch8612]

They keep raising the fare so what do you expect. The people voting with their wallet

[@casperaudi7476]

The President of the board should ride the bus in the bronx Come to the bronx that lady is 100 percent correct everyone is riding for free and the MTA is Not doing anything about it.

[@TrueLi0nHeart]

They'll do everything BUT fix the dam subway smh. I bet not one dude at the board meeting said "hey, what if we just... idk, made it safer, cleaner, and more efficient like most other subways around the world?" These clowns literally baffle me.

[@ebonymills3254]

I feel like this shit is wrong I got a 100 dollar ticket for getting on the bus in SI without paying had my baby with me struggling to get through the lady who gave me the ticket act like she didn’t give a f at all giving me the ticket. At the time I was not working and relying on cash assistance good thing I got a job the next month. I had things I had to do everybody can’t afford monthly fares and it’s not fare HRA should give free metros to the ones that is not working because this shit that MTA is doing is sad .

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Make everyone pay instead of raising the fares.

[@korrectkarma9857]

How does billions of dollars just go missing and they have no idea where it went? Fuq New York City.

[@FactsAndOpinions0121]

And for the people who worrying about the ones who aren't paying or the ones going through the door just please do everyone including myself a favor and mind ya business. If you paying, that's all you should be worry about. The type of people who if they can't have it Noone can.

[@3markaw]

What makes you so special ?

[@Markjenson1894]

Why do you think you're so entitled that you think the rules don't apply to you?? Stop making excuses for your degenerate behavior and bring some respectability back to the subway system. And stop scratching your head as to why some stereotypes just keep on persisting....

[@Markjenson1894]

What makes you so entitled??

[@chriswallace7877]

Says the people who steal from You..! NYC MTA SHOULD BE FREE .

[@sugashack74]

Get on any City Bus in Brooklyn and No one pays. This all snowballed after they wanted people to enter thru the back door when COVID was at its height. Since no one payed back then no one wants to pay now

[@Mmbmilon]

Only one group don't pay MTA and everyone knows that

[@totallynormalindividual6190]

What are you trying to say? Enlighten me 🙃

[@Markjenson1894]

That's 100% correct. The "loser" group doesn't pay.

[@anonthenon196]

You're right, the poor/broke ones with no money don't pay squat

[@loolooland1]

Blacks and Ricans.

[@3markaw]

@@totallynormalindividual6190 You already know what U are as does everybody else !

[@pasquagiosantoro3914]

Pooverty is too much .Jobs low-low income and if you pay the house you cannot pay the food . Lots like that. People needs of money if wants continue the production-chain. Homeless everywhere . It is no good, for this reason this facts and similars happens

[@Bart-dg6qv]

Do we have a statistics which groups are not paying? 😂

[@Markjenson1894]

Yes. The "loser" group isn't paying.

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

It's the kids that are fare evading mostly

[@totallynormalindividual6190]

@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 can the cops even do anything when it comes to that?

[@maxlinder5262]

They should .. Never .. have had .Free ..rides during COVID.... THIS just pushed This further for Free rides...& jumping turnstiles ....😊. Just my opinion.....

[@3markaw]

Truth.

[@paulmartin5047]

Wish no one paid. And then when ticketed, don’t pay that either. What are they going to do? These people want to squeeze the life out of us

[@Markjenson1894]

Wow!! Paul Martin for mayor!! What a great platform🙄🙄

[@rrotwang]

Most farebeating is on busses

[@user-wu9ui7ct2d]

What about addressing the corrupt leaders of the MTA with mob ties😊

[@randylotito8045]

RIGHT HERE THEY NEED TO PUT N.Y.P.D. POLICE TRANSIT 🚇🚇 DISTRICT COPS 👮‍♀️ 👮‍♂️ 🚔 DOWNSTAIRS INSIDE NEAR THE SUBWAY TRAIN 🚇🚇 STATION PLATFORMS NOT AT THE TURNSTYLES WHERE YOU SCAN & $$$ PAY 2.90 CENTS / SOON TO BE 3.00 DOLLARS IN CASH 💸💸💸💰 WITH YOUR OMNY SCANNER CARD PASS.

[@panchoguillermo1506]

They're already on the stations. Haven't you seen them? That's okay. They haven't seen you either. They're busy watching videos on their phones. 🤣

[@randylotito8045]

@@panchoguillermo1506 NO YOU ARE EXACTLY 100% RIGHT THEY ARE ON THE PLATFORMS SOMETIMES NOT ALL THE TIME I DO MISS THE U.S. MILITARY ARMY 🪖 NATIONAL GAURD TROOPS BUT THEY EERE HERE FOR ONLY 1 MONTH FROM N.Y.C. GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL.

[@korrectkarma9857]

The city gets plenty of money from taxes. They don’t need a measly couple thousand dollars a day.

[@Markjenson1894]

Couple thousand?? Or couple million?!?!??

[@princessofqueens25]

Have working metrocard machines!!!!!!

[@simonpoon8661]

expect to see a lot of graffiti on those metal panels.

[@Markjenson1894]

What will that prove?

[@rob6513]

Oh well. make the MTA free. How much greed can they be!

[@3markaw]

Yes if nobody pays it should all come out of real estate taxes. This way rents go up much more and everybody has to pay.

[@chester92893]

MTA has a big spending issue within itself . Do you have idea how many overtime hours are paid for doing absolutely nothing. That’s where all the money goes and they want to pass the bill it to us

[@adamblack6867]

3 billion a year in overtime

[@panchoguillermo1506]

FYI: It's management stealing the overtime money, not the workers. FACT!!

[@richardstaufenberg4255]

So now it is time to finally do your job. Like this should have been thought of 20 years ago. It gets even worse when you just bought a 700k brand new system that was beaten by a waving hand.

[@SunnyHoneyJkstar]

Well if the MTA wanted to save money they shouldn't have wasted millions on a new "ada" subway doors that basically just allow anyone to ride for free.

[@CropOverman]

MTA is a joke could care less if they fail

[@crissibeatty2094]

Lower the dam fair 😊

[@SirFlash16]

Good, now what is the MTA doing about the crime?

[@CraigWiggins-cz2qp]

They ain’t gonna do shit!! Do you think technology is going to stop fare evasion? 🤡

[@AmazingWisdomofNature]

I hope they check how much they charge the riders using bank card besides the fare that you should just pay such as $2.90 why they charge many times even you use only one time? I hope every riders paying by phone or card bank check how much MTA charging you folks Buses should be clean and aerated some buses. You can’t ride at all have to use mask I’m really scared to use my bank card to pay bus fare have to go waste my time and buy the bus card to ovoid this issue Oof I use my card I have to call my bank to dispute the issue with MTA I share my experience that we can offer our time and we save our money please who has same experience share it here on order that problem be resolved Thank you

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

0:25 the 15 second delay is gonna mess up life for ppl with bikes, strollers, etc. This is such a STUPID measure.

[@3markaw]

We feel so bad they lost 15 seconds.

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

Just expand fair fares. 1/2 of something = 100% of nothing.