The MTA is expanding its deployment of unarmed guards standing sentry at subway turnstiles to deter fare evasion. A spokesperson for the transit agency said it will bring aboard another 500 gate guards, bringing the total deployment to 1,000 guards deployed throughout the system to fare evasion hotspots. The guards, who work for security contractor Allied Universal, are assigned to work outside emergency exit gates, which transit bigwigs call the “superhighway of fare evasion” as a stream of farebeaters tend to enter through the door whenever it’s opened. Click here to read more on amny.com
