From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion went down 26 percent and bus evasion went down 9.1 percent after ...

Zohran Mamdani’s simplistic solution to “just make it free” may sound appealing, but it fails to withstand the slightest scrutiny.

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants the city’s district attorneys to aggressively prosecute serial ...

Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.

The NYPD will create a division targeting low-level quality-of-life crimes like aggressive panhandling, some street vending, ...

During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...

Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that subway fare evasion dropped significantly in the past six months amid a surge in enforcement and other measures to curb the issue. From June 2024 through December ...

Subway fare evasion decreased by 26 percent over the past six months, Governor Kathy Hochul announced. The data, which highlights the effectiveness of strategies implemented by the MTA, shows a ...

NYC sees a dip in fare evasion with increased police enforcement, raising concerns over potential racial bias in arrests.

The MTA said it has been able to make a dent in fare evasion, which costs the agency around $800 million a year. It also said ...

The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.