flyingsheep@lemmyhub.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comexternal-linkmessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1929arrow-down128cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldconservative@lemm.ee
arrow-up1901arrow-down1external-linkThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comflyingsheep@lemmyhub.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square139fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldconservative@lemm.ee
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months ago Since they ended the Covid free fare policy, the metro has been much much nicer and ridership has gone up as a result. Could you elaborate on what the Covid-era problems were?
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoMetro was plagued with safety issues, open drug use and overdoses and deaths, and cars becoming permanent homeless housing. I live in LA car free, and ridership has been rising a lot lately.
Could you elaborate on what the Covid-era problems were?
Metro was plagued with safety issues, open drug use and overdoses and deaths, and cars becoming permanent homeless housing.
I live in LA car free, and ridership has been rising a lot lately.