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The MTA is finally expanding its long-promised “European-model” for fare enforcement on most bus routes — meaning straphangers who use their phones or credit cards to pay could see them scanned by civilian fare agents, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow revealed on Monday. Crichlow said the squads that enforce against fare-beating on buses, known as… […]
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The MTA’s ongoing battle to stop fare evasion will bring spikes and half-moon-shaped plastic paddles to almost every subway station turnstile in the city, agency brass said Monday. The devices aim to deter people from trying to hop or climb over the turnstiles and avoid paying their fare. The spikes and paddles have already been… […]
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NYC’s struggling commuter van industry is getting a much-needed financial boost to help offset high insurance costs and invest in safety and technology upgrades. Empire State Development (ESD), a New York economic development organization, announced on Monday that it provided more than $2 million through its Commuter Van Stabilization Program (CVSP), launched in September 2024,… […]
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