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Coal miners sang “Silent Night” at Newkirk Tunnel in 1947

On Christmas Eve 1947, miners gathered in the early morning darkness in front of the Newkirk Mine tunnel in a compelling ...
Gothamist

Nearly every NYC subway station will get spikes, paddles to combat fare evasion

Nearly every subway turnstile in New York City will soon be fitted with metal shark-like fins and plastic paddles designed to ...

NYC to install spikes, paddles in most subway stations to curb fare evasion

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before the end of January, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to install fare evasion ...
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MTA to install spikes and paddles on turnstiles at all subway stations as barrier for fare evaders

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA will install jagged metal partitions and plastic paddles on every subway turnstile in efforts to reduce fare evasion. The barriers have been installed at 327 of the city's ...
Opinion

MTA’s $7.3M ‘fins’ are a joke — and yet another gift to fare beaters. There’s only one way to stop them

This week, the MTA signed off on a deal with Boyce Technologies to add more fare evasion “sleeves” and those high vertical “fins” at the subway entrances. By January, 456 of the city’s 472 subway ...

MTA to install spikes, paddles on subway turnstiles at nearly every station

The article MTA To Install Spikes, Paddles On Subway Turnstiles At Nearly Every Station appeared first on New York City Patch ...