I’ll jump over it,” the man was overheard saying. Train riders were seen going to their old tricks to avoid paying a fare for the subway. One man pushed right through the turnstiles.

The vertical, metal “fins,” as they’re called, have ridges on the top that are meant to deter fare evaders from jumping over the turnstile. The 59th Street-Lexington Avenue subway station in ...

When subway-goers enter the Lexington Avenue, 59th St. station in Manhattan they are greeted by boundaries of spikes. The ...

Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway ... between turnstiles that are intended to stop fare beaters from using the gate handrails for leverage when jumping.

Subway ‘spikes’ were seen on the turnstile ... straphangers who use the gate handrails for leverage when jumping over the turnstiles. The spikes were seen at Manhattan's Lexington Avenue ...

New Yorkers taking the subway may soon see spikey new additions to the turnstile gates ... The current fare of $2.90 is expected to jump to at least $3 this coming August. The last increase ...

NEW YORK CITY - The MTA is trying to crack down on fare evasion in the NYC subway system by using "spikes" on the turnstile handrails. The goal is to deter straphangers who use the gate handrails for ...