#TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on 0

#TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on $100

“TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on $100” His monthly budget was no joke.  Aspiring stand-up comedian Frankie Hoy — who endured a staggering 31 days in New York City on a svelte $100 — finally blew his last $4.33 on Dec. 3 on some selfless splurges. After posting TikTok videos for weeks documenting…

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#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 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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#Letters to the Editor —May 2, 2022

#Letters to the Editor —May 2, 2022

“Letters to the Editor —May 2, 2022” The Issue: The MTA’s creation of a commission to advise on how to prevent fare evasion on mass transit. Brava, Nicole Gelinas (“Foul and Fare,” Post­Opinion, April 28). Finally, someone has spoken the truth about most of the MTA’s finance problems. Fare evasion has been around since the…

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