Advocates rail MTA for continuation of cashless subway booths
/“To be clear, no decision has been made and no decision was announced yesterday regarding cash returning to station booths.”
Read More“To be clear, no decision has been made and no decision was announced yesterday regarding cash returning to station booths.”
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Read More“It is unacceptable that fare evasion is enforced almost exclusively against people of color, and I expect this data to help us bring about real change.”
Read MoreBlack and Latinx New Yorkers accounted for 94 percent of all low-level marijuana arrests in New York City during the first six months of the year.
Read MoreAnyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit.
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Read More“The city continues to arrest black and brown people for fare evasion at rates that are grossly disproportionate when compared to rates of white people.”
Read MoreIn addition to layoffs, the MTA said it would implement a hiring freeze, reduce contractor costs and get tougher on fare evaders.
Read MoreMorales started walking the Queens beat in 1987 before moving on to precincts and commands throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Read MoreThough the NYPD released some fare evasion arrest data Wednesday, they continue to withhold key information in violation of city law, say Councilmember Rory Lancman and the Community Service Society of New York.
Read MoreIn an opinion piece for the Eagle, Council Member Rory Lancman explains the lawsuit he filed against the city to release fare evasion arrest data. // Photo by Harrison Leong
The NYPD is evading its obligation to share turnstile-jumping arrest data and that doesn’t sit well with Council Member Rory Lancman and other advocates.
Read MoreSlipping through the closing emergency door, squeezing two people into one section of a revolving subway entrance, hopping over the turnstile — every straphanger has seen it. So have the cops.
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