MTA’s new tactic to combat fare evasion: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 31, 2024

The Issue: MTA adding fare checkers to buses, which are especially vulnerable to fare evasion.

The MTA’s idea of hiring fare inspectors for buses is comical and recalls former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s so-called violence interrupters ( “MTA is getting fare-beaten up,” Aug. 27).

I hope these inspectors are given major medical coverage, because they’re going to need it.

Some of the fare-beaters are the same people who will attack you on the subway for looking at them wrong.

Working as a fare inspector sounds like the worst job ever.

Robert Mangi

Garden City

My grandfather was a fare collector in the 1950s on the Detroit Street Railroad.

Each car had two employees, a driver and a fare collector.

Passengers entered via the back door (where the fare collector was located) and exited by the front door.

It seems to me that the MTA is losing revenue to hire a fare collector for every NYC bus.

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A better solution would be: Stop the bus and notify police to arrest farebeaters if they refuse to pay.

This would solve the revenue problem.

Dick Vale

Schenectady

Sure, stop the bus riders from boarding through the back door.

Set up turnstiles, so they can’t be jumped.

But most importantly, ensure there is no longer false overtime pay, which is costing the MTA millions.

Bunny Abraham

Manhattan

This year marks the 55th anniversary of when NYC bus drivers stopped giving change for cash fare.

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Safety increased for everyone, as previously drivers dealt with potential robbery while in service.

Instead, they spent more time concentrating on driving and less time making change for riders.

Even with the recent price increase, the OMNY card is a great bargain: Riders should pay the fare.

Larry Penner

Great Neck

The idea that revenue from congestion pricing should subsidize the MTA is absurd, when fare evaders are bleeding the system dry.

Thomas Urban

Wantagh

The Issue: Former President Donald Trump’s controversial visit to Arlington Cemetery this week.

Miranda Devine wrote an excellent synopsis of the Afghanistan withdrawal under the incompetent leadership of President Biden ( “Callous Joe’s military horror,” Aug. 29).

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A suicide bomber killed 13 American soldiers and injured scores of others.

For Biden to want to blame former President Donald Trump is cowardice.

America, vote for your country, not based on your hatred toward one man.

Chelli Nobile

East Islip

Regarding Devine’s column about Trump’s wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery for Gold Star families: It’s interesting how soon we all forget Trump’s past comments about veterans.
Trump has reportedly called Americans who died in war “losers and suckers” because there was nothing in it for them.

He allegedly wanted to keep wounded veterans out of his parades because he didn’t like how they looked.

This visit was a show to make him look sympathetic to the public’s eye: Bringing a videographer and photographer to the event was actually prohibited.

Empathy was not the motivator here. Let’s wake up and see the light, people.

Frank Russo

Centereach

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