Emergency exit doors at some train stations will now take 15 seconds to open.
According to the MTA, this is a new effort to end fare evasion.
Starting in mid-February, three metro stations will have this new change in the exit doors.
These are the line 6 station at 138th Street and Third Avenue, Flushing Avenue on lines J, M and Z and the 59th Street station on lines 4, 5 and 6.
MTA officials maintain that they chose these stations because they have enough turnstiles so that large numbers of passengers can escape quickly in the event of a real emergency.
Transit officials estimate that in 2022 the agency lost $285 million due to fare evasion.
