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The token did not always change with the fare: in 1972, when the fare increased from 30 to 35 cents, the MTA simply raised the prices of existing tokens [58] (although a change in token size had been mulled [103]). Another fare rise in 1980, which brought the fare from 50 to 60 cents, did result in the issuance of a 1mm smaller token (now 22mm ...
The MTA hemorrhaged a shocking $800 million last year to turnstile jumpers and other thieves. ... Fare beating — including going under the turnstile — has become so commonplace in New York ...
The MTA Police Department is the primary railroad police agency in New York State and Connecticut. The New York City subways are patrolled by the NYPD Transit Bureau under contract since 1994. Since 2019, the MTA Police has officers conducting daily subway patrols in New York City in an effort to assist the NYPD in addressing quality of life ...
To combat fare evasion, Transit Police had the Summons Squad, whose officers worked in plain clothes in pairs, with the prime objective of issuing summonses system wide for fare evasion, littering and smoking. Prior to the 1990s, all summons issued for fare evasion were appearance tickets in criminal court. The typical penalty was $10 or 2 days.
At the base bus and subway fare of $2.75, that’s about 180 million acts of fare evasion a year cutting into the MTA’s budget, which faces a $2.5 billion deficit come 2024.
Tim Minton, the MTA’s communications director, said the system tracks fare evasion to figure out how much money the subway isn’t collecting. “We’re using it essentially as a counting tool ...
Revenue protection inspector (RPI) or revenue protection officer (RPO) is the job title given to staff who patrol different forms of public transport issuing penalty fares to passengers who travel without a valid ticket or without the correct ticket (e.g. travelling where the ticket is not valid or a commuter using a concession ticket without possessing appropriate evidence of entitlement to ...
NEW YORK — The long-dreaded MTA bus and subway fare hikes take effect Sunday, and New York City commuters are on the express train to frustrated. “The trains are not reliable. The subway is ...