The Long Island Rail Road has stepped up its crackdown on fare beaters, which includes strict new measures that some riders are unhappy about.
Getting a free ride on the LIRR used to be a lot easier. Some passengers hide from the conductor by changing seats or making a beeline for the restroom and waiting for the conductor to walk past. If the conductor doesn’t check your ticket, you could save it for the next time. But those days, apparently, are over.
Under the MTA’s new policy, unused tickets expire in a matter of hours, and tickets purchased on the app must be activated even before the train leaves the station. If you activate them later, the MTA will slap you with an $8 penalty…