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 ...

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 ...

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.

A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a Manhattan subway station Friday — despite ... “They are going to jump anyway.” The pointy panels, installed by the Metropolitan ...

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 ...