NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey 'fins': Here’s why

MTA Installs Turnstile Spikes to Combat Fare Evasion

NEW YORK – The MTA has introduced turnstile “spikes” at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street station to deter fare evasion, which costs the agency roughly $500 million annually. The spikes target riders who use gate handrails to jump turnstiles. This follows the 2023 installation of new gates, which were compromised by a TikTok hack enabling easy […]

NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey 'fins': Here’s why

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway station near you as part of the MTA’s push to stop fare evaders.  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. NYC subway line to begin lengthy shutdown (Credit: PIX11 News) The 59th Street-Lexington Avenue subway station in Manhattan was the first to have the fins installed on Wednesd…

MTA installs turnstile 'spikes' at NYC subway station

The MTA is trying to crack down on fare evasion in the NYC subway system by using "spikes" on the turnstile handrails.

MTA installs spikes at NYC subway station to deter fare evaders but straphangers skeptical it will work: ‘Waste of money’

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has rolled out its latest effort to fight fare evasion -- this time with spiky gates that could make it highly uncomfortable for a farebeater to jump the turnstile.