Watchdog Says MTA Lost About $1 Billion to Fare and Toll Evasion in 2024

Report: MTA lost $1B to fare and toll scofflaws in 2024

(The Center Square) — New York City's public transit system lost more than $1 billion last year to riders who don't pay their fares and drivers who avoid paying tolls, according to a new report by a state watchdog.

New York MTA lost $1 billion to fare evasion in 2024, report says

An example of new fare gates being tested by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to combat fare evasion. The agency is currently testing gates from four manufacturers, including these from STraffic, at five stations each. A new report says the MTA lost $1 billion to fare and toll evasion in 2024, and recommends a faster rollout of new gates. STraffic via MTA NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost some $1 billion to fare …

No ‘fare’! The staggering costs of rampant toll and fare evasion in NYC

Toll and fare evasion cost the MTA an estimated $1 billion in 2024, though the agency and partners are now reversing the upward trend, according to a new report.

How much fare, toll evasion is costing the MTA in 2025

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MTA is projected to lose $900 million in revenue in 2025 despite measures put in place to prevent fare and toll evasion, according to a study from the Citizens Budget Commission. It’s $100 million less than the agency lost last year, which was $1 billion. Unpaid bus fares cost the […]

Fare evasion cost MTA $1 billion in 2024, with buses hit hardest, report says

The watchdog group calculates that, in 2024, the MTA lost roughly $568 million in unpaid bus fares and $350 million in unpaid subway fares.

NYC Transit Lost $1 Billion in 2024 From Fare Evasion: Report

New York City’s transit system in 2024 lost approximately $1 billion of revenue from fare evasion, a vast amount that could help fix budget shortfalls or cover three rounds of fare increases, according to a fiscal watchdog.