MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’
The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown, critics say. The agency’s latest attempt at thwarting fare evaders is to bolster a program that locks subway emergency gates for 15 seconds after they’re opened, in a bid to stop scofflaws from sneaking in without paying. But riders could still hold the...
The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown, critics say. The agency’s latest attempt at thwarting fare evaders is to bolster a program that locks subway emergency gates for 15 seconds after they’re opened, in a bid to stop scofflaws from sneaking in without paying. But riders could still hold the...
