NYC Subway’s New ‘Modern Fare Gates’ Roll Out: AI Cameras, Blasting Alarms, and a Viral Broadway–Lafayette Incident
New York City subway riders are getting their first real look at the MTA’s next-generation fare gates—and the early days have been equal parts futuristic, controversial, and, in at least one widely shared clip, chaotic. This week, a new set of Cubic-designed gates began rolling out at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station, introducing quieter doors paired with cameras and AI-powered detection. Spectrum News NY1 At the same time, the MTA’s first pilot gates—installed earlier at Manhattan’s Broadway–Lafayette/Bleecker Street station and the Third Avenue–138th Street station in the Bronx—have drawn attention for a loud, foghorn-like alarm that sounds during suspected fare evasion attempts. amNewYork+1
