elizabeth-cooper t1_j8lmanw wrote on February 15, 2023 at 5:09 AM

Reply to comment by An-Angel_Sent-By-God in Mayor Adams ordered to pay $300 for rat infestation at Brooklyn home by hiegel

This article says half is about right.

https://nypost.com/2022/05/22/mta-losing-119m-and-counting-to-fare-evasion-officials-say/

But I don't know how you got to that number. There are over 16,000 bus stops. Also, I imagine the majority of fare beating happens in clusters during rush hour, not consistently throughout the day.

I don't know how the MTA got their number either, but I've seen the increase in fare beating with my own eyes, so it doesn't seem particularly outlandish. I presume you're working from home and haven't taken a bus or train during rush hour in three years.

NetQuarterLatte t1_j8mt3se wrote on February 15, 2023 at 1:48 PM

> Soaring fare evasion on subways and buses cost the MTA $119 million in the first three months of the year

elizabeth-cooper t1_j8mvac8 wrote on February 15, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Yes? And how did they arrive at that number? Nothing wrong with asking questions. There is something wrong with dismissing it out of hand, the way the person above did - "an obvious lie." No, it's not. It's clear that fare beating is way up compared to before Coronavirus.