#Anti-farebeating NYC turnstiles preposterous, pricey — just enforce law

#Anti-farebeating NYC turnstiles preposterous, pricey — just enforce law

“Anti-farebeating NYC turnstiles preposterous, pricey — just enforce law” Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Janno Lieber says the answer to the agency’s $500-million-a-year farebeater problem is jumper-proof turnstiles. That figures. Anything but enforcing the law is everybody’s go-to answer to the crime dragging down New York’s cities these days. Thus it’s too much to expect the…

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#MTA ‘should not be asking for more money,’ US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds

#MTA ‘should not be asking for more money,’ US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds

“MTA ‘should not be asking for more money,’ US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds” The chronically cash-strapped MTA is a “black hole” that should be audited before getting another dime from the government, US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said Monday. Tearing into an MTA fare hike proposal alongside Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) called on GOP…

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#MTA looks to redesign subway turnstiles to fight farebeating

#MTA looks to redesign subway turnstiles to fight farebeating

“MTA looks to redesign subway turnstiles to fight farebeating” The MTA wants to redesign subway turnstiles and emergency exit gates — the “superhighway” for deadbeats — to crack down on fare evasion, CEO Janno Lieber said Monday. “We have to change the physical turnstile,” Lieber said at a breakfast hosted by the Manhattan Institute. “The…

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