NEW YORK — The subway turnstile — low enough to vault, ubiquitous enough to figure in the lives of millions of New Yorkers each day — has long served as a kind of dragnet for the Police Department.

These fare hoppers going for the long jump! A ragtag group of quirky jocks leaped over the MTA’s new subway turnstile gates at an event dubbed the “Fare Evasion Olympics” — to prove how wildly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The MTA has unveiled its latest attempt to crack down on subway fare beaters, which includes a brand new design. We've all seen ...

Stand clear of the closing snorts! The MTA will dish out $7.3 million to expand its anti-fare evasion gadgets to nearly every subway station in the five boroughs — even though rule breakers have been ...

Nearly every subway turnstile in New York City will soon be fitted with metal shark-like fins and plastic paddles designed to make it harder to skip the fare, MTA officials announced during a meeting ...

SOHO, Manhattan (PIX11) — A century-old aspect of the subway system got a noteworthy change on Friday, and that change could transform the system in significant ways — if it works. Riders aren’t ...