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The MTA’s fare evasion problem has gone to the dogs.
A brazen New Yorker has figured out a way to cut the $2.75 subway fare, video shows — by training his dog to go under the turnstile and push open the emergency gate.
The clip, posted on social media by the account @SubwayCreatures, showed the dog dad walking his pooch through the motions from outside the fare area.
“Relax, listen — push the button,” the man can be heard saying in the 33-second clip, taken last Tuesday, as the dog prances around the turnstiles.
The man eventually says “open it,” and the pup obliges — pawing open the gate to the amazement of fellow straphangers.
“Wow, that’s what’s up!” the man filming howls.
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Fare evasion has dogged the MTA for years — and spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, to 12.5% on subways and 31.5% on buses as of the most recent survey.
MTA CEO Janno Lieber in April declared war on the problem — by forming a “blue ribbon panel” to explore potential solutions, including a less porous faregate design.
Transit officials estimate their agency will lose half-a-billion dollars to bus and subway fare evaders this year.