MTA employee recovering from brain surgery attacked by fare evaders at Brooklyn subway station, according to police.
MTA Worker Assaulted in Brooklyn Subway Incident An MTA employee is recovering after being “viciously” attacked on Saturday by two women who attempted to evade subway fares in Brooklyn, according to police reports. The NYPD is currently searching for the individuals involved in this incident. Around 1:15 PM, 51-year-old Marshallie Reid was stationed at the […]
Subway workers are leaving doors open for fare evaders and napping while on duty.
It seems like no one is really keeping an eye on the security guards. Private security personnel hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Bureau to monitor subway stations and deter fare evasion are, ironically, assisting fare beaters instead. I noticed recently at Herald Square Station that the Allied Universal Security Guard opened emergency doors not once, […]
MTA to use grant money to get into the minds of fare evaders
They bend over backwards to waste money on turnstile jumps. The MTA plans to spend up to $1 million in grants on research it hopes will help understand the mindset of the average fare evader, the Post reported. The expensive study comes as officials lament poverty and press ahead with abhorrent congestion pricing plans, but […]
MTA attendant at a Brooklyn subway station is using this method to punish fare evaders
He is a turnstile jumper’s worst nightmare. The MTA ticket office clerk at a Brooklyn subway station wants to see the brazen scofflaw who dodged his fare punished, so he makes an announcement over the loudspeaker. He hopes his street speeches (in which he describes each fugitive) will attract the attention of the officers patrolling […]