MTA deploys crew of enforcers to stomp out fare beating as nearly half of NYC bus riders don’t pay

Fare evasion is so rampant on city buses that almost half of all riders aren’t paying – as scrambling transit officials deploy a new crew of enforcers to catch the freeloaders. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s unarmed “fare inspectors” will be stationed in buses and at bus stops after fare evasion skyrocketed from 21% in 2020...