NBC New York

MTA to stop selling MetroCards by the end of the year

The Metropolitan Transit Authority will stop selling and refilling those formerly-ubiquitous MetroCards by the end of the year in favor of the OMNY system, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber told Crain's ...
NBC New York

MTA to test new fare evasion gates this fall ahead of $1.5B overhaul

The MTA is hoping new fare evasion gates will further stop passengers trying to get around paying for a ride on the New York City subway system. The transit agency is planning to ultimately spend up ...
New York Post

MTA lost $1B to fare and toll evasion last year, bombshell watchdog analysis finds

The MTA lost roughly $1 billion to fare and toll evasion in 2024 — much higher than the already astronomical sum estimated by the transit agency itself, according to a bombshell new watchdog study.
New York Post

MTA notches tiny drop in fare-beating — but a huge amount of riders still aren’t paying

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed Monday it notched a tiny drop in fare-beating – but could still lose around $700 million to toll evaders even as it spearheaded a host of schemes to ...