During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...
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 MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
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 ...
Efforts to combat fare evasion in New York City's transit system seem to be paying off. MTA Chair Janno Lieber recently noted a decline in subway fare evasion from 13% to 10% in the last quarter ...