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$100-an-hour private MTA subway guards are holding doors open for fare beaters, sleeping on the job
Private security guards hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to staff subway stations, and act as deterrents to would-be turnstile hoppers, have instead been lending a helping hand to the Big Apple fare-beaters.
By Chris Harris and Helayne Seidman
May 18, 2025
nypost.com
Once the gate opens, straphangers don't hesitate to go through it, Allied Guard Romuald Zampou said.
Allied Guard Romuald Zampou said he cannot stop straphangers from using the emergency gate. "I'm not a cop," he told The Post.
The MTA is spending millions on a turnstile-jumpers clampdown.
Guards were spotted spending the first hour of their shifts on break.
Private security guards hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to staff subway stations, and act as deterrents to would-be turnstile hoppers, have instead been lending a helping hand to the Big Apple fare-beaters.
By Chris Harris and Helayne Seidman
May 18, 2025
Exclusive | $100-an-hour private MTA subway guards are holding doors open for fare beaters, sleeping on the job
The Post recently observed Allied Universal Security Services guards inside the Herald Square station holding the emergency doors open to let a stream of scofflaws through.
nypost.com
Once the gate opens, straphangers don't hesitate to go through it, Allied Guard Romuald Zampou said.
Allied Guard Romuald Zampou said he cannot stop straphangers from using the emergency gate. "I'm not a cop," he told The Post.
The MTA is spending millions on a turnstile-jumpers clampdown.
Guards were spotted spending the first hour of their shifts on break.
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