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New York City's subway chief said he wants to redesign the system's turnstiles in an effort to curb rampant fare dodging.

Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Janno Lieber said he particularly wants to address the emergency exit gate, which he characterized as a 'superhighway for fare evasion.'

Lieber announced his plans during a meeting hosted by the Manhattan Institute - a policy think-tank - which was focused on the state of the subway system after the pandemic.

At the meeting, Lieber also discussed other measures the subway has taken to curb fare evasion, which included the posting of armed security guards and NYPD officers throughout the transit system.

Lieber's comments come after the MTA announced in May that it was on track to lose $500million in from fare evasions this year.

'We have to change the physical

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