NYC Subway’s New ‘Modern Fare Gates’ Roll Out: AI Cameras, Blasting Alarms, and a Viral Broadway–Lafayette Incident
New Cubic-designed subway fare gates with cameras and AI detection began operating this week at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station. Earlier pilot gates at Broadway–Lafayette and Third Avenue–138th Street drew complaints for loud alarms during suspected fare evasion. Debate over the new barriers comes as the MTA prepares to raise the base fare to $3.00 in January 2026.
