They're on the platforms, they're up near the turnstiles and they're watching the Irish sweepstakes. Men and women going under the turnstile, over the turnstile, through the emergency gate. Citizens Budget Commission said we lost a billion dollars in various fare evasion just last year alone. We're going to stop the fare evasion. We're going to ticket them, we're going to arrest them. I pay, everybody pays. You have reduced fare. (56:24–56:31)
CLAIM
Asserts that fare evasion cost New York City a billion dollars last year.
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