NEW YORK (1010 WINS ... Danny Pearlstein, a spokesperson for the Riders Alliance, said enforcing bus fare payment is ...

Why should taxpayers pay to subsidize a service if riders ... which charge lower fares for their buses than their train systems, New York charges the same fare for both subways and buses, even ...

“The MTA uses your fares to hire more bus operators and mechanics, expand and modernize our fleet, and improve frequency and reliability,” the MTA said in a statement. “When you pay your ...

Image Experts say some bus riders don’t pay because they think the sometimes slow and unreliable service isn’t worth the usual $2.90 fare. Credit...José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times ...

NEW YORK-- The MTA and NYPD are ramping up their enforcement of fare evasion on New York City buses. In some cases on Thursday, undercover transit officers witnessed bus riders who didn't pay and ...

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This is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in The New York Times: "Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay." The article begins: "Every weekday in New York ...

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Even before the pandemic, bus fare evasion was a serious problem in New York. The evasion rate was roughly 18% in 2018, according to a 2019 MTA report. Around that time, the rate was 11% in Paris ...

NEW YORK — Every weekday in New York City, close to 1 million bus riders — roughly 1 out of every 2 passengers — board without paying. The skipped fares are a crucial and growing loss of ...