#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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#NYPD ‘blindsided’ by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless

#NYPD ‘blindsided’ by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless

“NYPD ‘blindsided’ by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless” The NYPD was “blindsided” by Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement that cops will start taking unhinged homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluations and potential hospital committal — and scrambled Wednesday to start making it happen, The Post has learned. Multiple high-ranking law enforcement sources…

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