MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’

The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown, critics say. The agency’s latest attempt at thwarting fare evaders is to bolster a program that locks subway emergency gates for 15 seconds after they’re opened, in a bid to stop scofflaws from sneaking in without paying. But riders could still hold the...