Fare evasion surges in NYC: Almost half of all bus riders don’t pay, data shows

MTA ramps up bus fare evasion crackdown to mixed reactions from New Yorkers: ‘You won’t get away with it!’

The NYPD and MTA ramped up fare evasion enforcement on NYC buses across the five boroughs on Thursday — but not all New Yorkers were keen on the crackdown. amNewYork Metro was on the Upper East Side and in the Bronx on Aug. 29 as police and MTA Eagle Teams — some in plain clothes — vigorously scoured buses on both 97th Street and 5th Avenue and East Fordham and Grand Concourse. Task force members removed those who did not pay for public transpor…

48% Of NYC Bus Riders Don't Pay Fares

48% Of NYC Bus Riders Don't Pay Fares As New York City and the MTA devises their next plan to tax or hike prices on everything from owning a vehicle to 'congestion' to having a driver's license to living within 10 miles of the Lincoln Tunnel, we have a thought: maybe just focus on collecting fares from existing riders... We know it's controversial, but in the wake of a new New York Times report claiming that 48% of MTA Bus riders fail to pay far…

Almost Half of NYC Bus Riders Don’t Pay. Blame Progressivism.

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 City, close to 1 million bus riders—roughly one out of every two passengers—board without paying. “Fare evasion has led to startling financial losses for the M.T.A. (Metropolitan Transit Authority), the state agency that runs the city transit system. In …

Almost half of NYC bus riders don't pay: Here's why * WorldNetDaily * by Dennis Prager

'For a vast number of people, the conscience is largely useless'

NYC faces surge in bus fare evasion as MTA loses millions in revenue

Every day in New York City, nearly 1 million riders hop on the bus without paying a dime. It's a growing financial crisis for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This isn't a new problem, but it's certainly a growing one. Before the pandemic, about 1 in 5 riders evaded fares. Now it's closer to every 1 in 2. That means nearly 50% of bus riders skipped the fare, according to the latest data from the first three months of this year. Those…

48% of bus riders didn't pay a fare during first 3 months of 2024: MTA

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- About 1 million New Yorkers take a bus daily – the problem is, not all of them are paying for it, according to the MTA. “Plenty, plenty, of all ages, adults, students. Some elderly people,” said Fabian Monte on Monday, who had been riding the Q48 bus for years. More Transit News “As someone who pays I think I consider myself a decent human being and supporting something for the people,” he added. But not everyone thin…