Turnstiles are wide open at JFK Airport, while the MTA keeps fighting fare evasion
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But the transfer from the subway system to the AirTrain at JFK highlights a problem that those plans don’t address: commuter confusion. In a statement, Port Authority spokesperson Cheryl Ann Albiez described the open gates as “temporary, creative interim OMNY solution” while the tap-and-go technology is integrated into the Port Authority’s system.During the visit to the Howard Beach station last week, one Port Authority worker wearing a red vest politely reminded people to pay the AirTrain fare.
The Port Authority reported that the current turnstiles will be replaced with ones that are integrated with OMNY — and can open and close — by the end of the year.Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled this week that she's likely to keep National Guard soldiers on bag-check duty in subway stations this summer. Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched and joined their mother in a “specially built nesting box” atop the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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