Advocates rail MTA for continuation of cashless subway booths
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“To be clear, no decision has been made and no decision was announced yesterday regarding cash returning to station booths.”
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A memorable year on the roads and rails
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Check out some of the stories that shaped the transit system serving 2.3 million Queens residents.
Read MoreJudge says NYPD must release more subway fare evasion arrest data
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“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 MoreNearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx
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Black 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 MoreQueens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch
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Anyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit.
Read MoreThe Q60 is a plodding tour of NYC’s trillest nabes
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The Q60 is slow, but at least it takes you through some cool sites and communities.
Read MorePeople of color account for 85 percent of fare evasion arrests in NYC
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“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 MoreMTA to Cut Staff and Costs Amid ‘Significant Financial Stress’
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In addition to layoffs, the MTA said it would implement a hiring freeze, reduce contractor costs and get tougher on fare evaders.
Read MoreNew Borough Commander Morales Is ‘Invested in Queens’
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Morales started walking the Queens beat in 1987 before moving on to precincts and commands throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Read MoreNYPD Continues to Withhold Key Fare Evasion Info, Lancman Says
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Though 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 MoreOPINION: New Lawsuit Confronts ‘Alarming,’ ‘Unjustifiable’ Racial Disparities
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In 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
Lancman Sues City For Withholding Fare Evasion Data
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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 MoreNYPD Won’t Arrest Fare-Beaters With Summons Warrants
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Slipping 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.
