Posted on 12/06/2022 3:32:21 AM PST by dennisw
Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Janno Lieber said New York City's subway turnstiles need to be redesigned to deter fare dodging Lieber said he particularly wants to redesign the emergency exit gates, which he characterized as a 'superhighway for fare evasion'
'The exit gate - which is nominally supposed to be for fire, exiting purposes, to comply with the fire code - has become the superhighway for fare evasion,' Lieber said.
He also discussed other measures the subway has taken to curb fare evasion, which included the posting of armed security guards throughout the subway
Lieber's comments come after the MTA announced in May it was on track to lose $500million from fare evasions this year
New York City's subway chief said he wants to redesign the system's turnstiles in an effort to curb rampant fare dodging.
Lieber announced his plans during a meeting hosted by the Manhattan Institute - a policy think-tank - which was focused on the state of the subway system after the pandemic.
At the meeting, Lieber also discussed other measures the subway has taken to curb fare evasion, which included the posting of armed security guards and NYPD officers throughout the transit system.
Lieber's comments come after the MTA announced in May that it was on track to lose $500million in from fare evasions this year.
Lieber also explained that in the past six months the MTA has tested out posting guards in the subway station entrances to keep an eye on subway dodgers.
He said armed guards have been posted to prevent vandalism of ticket vending machines, and unarmed guards have been posted at the emergency gates to prevent abuse.
It is unclear how effective those measures have been.
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Sounds like a lot of union jobs that would have otherwise been unnecessary if laws were enforced and the court systems worked properly.
I dunno. Sounds like a racist to me! Forcing people to pay for what they have been getting for free smacks of white privilege. :/
“unarmed guards have been posted at the emergency gates to prevent abuse”
An unarmed guard is supposed to prevent abuse? By thugs carrying batsand knives and who knows what other weapons?
You couldn’t pay me enough to live in that craphole and do that job.
Will be declared racist in 3.....2.....1...
A real problem in NYC is that the normals that paid fares haven’t returned to the city, so the paying users of mass transit are way down. They are left with the parasites who never paid anyway, but now they are a much larger percentage of the ridership.
Agreed. I have never been to NYC and Lord willing I’ll never have to go there.
Good analysis.
[An unarmed guard is supposed to prevent abuse? By thugs carrying batsand knives and who knows what other weapons?]
Maybe he never saw “The Warriors” movie?
Dystopian “Vaccine” opportunity: Perfect time to install scanners for injectable RFID chips to check for vaccination status (Vaccine Passports) and operate security turnstiles like those which they have in prisons.
First it will start with a badge to wear around one’s neck....
Or some other smart card.
Or an app on a cellphone.....
Perhaps a MICR tattoo.......
To say nothing of the general thuggery that goes on now.
Aren’t deadbeats all they pretty much have left in NY? Why bother? Oh wait, to waste more money. I forgot we are talking abt NY city.
“the normals that paid fares haven’t returned to the city”
And won’t be returning. By the license plates I see in just my town alone many of them are here......and a lot of ‘em brought their asinine driving habits with ‘em.
And probably their asinine voting habits as well.
I’ve been there a lot of times. By Train and by Car. Manhattan, Bronx, Battery Park, The Intrepid, Bleeker Street, Times Square, Park Ave... It’s a beautiful city that the democrats took over and drove into the ground.
It’s very sad.
He wishes the subway was as tame as in that movie.
Being a thug and a deadbeat is culture don’t you know..To take such action would be raciest..
Same for ALL of the other problems we are having.
Open borders.. fentanyl.. RINOs..FBI teaching perverted adult sex to children..hillary clinton..joe biden..nancy pelousi..chuck schumer adam schiff..on and on
Soon to be declared racist.
New York City has been a dump for decades. The only difference is that the people with cell phone cameras expose what the Propaganda Media covered up.
The projects were built 60-70 years ago. The Bronx began burning half a century ago. Mr. Bernie Goetz became the city's most distinguished resident forty years ago. The Crown Heights Riots were more than thirty years ago.
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