The NYPD's subway fare evasion crackdown, mapped

Plus: You're getting a Lidl [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [The NYPD issued more than 100K tickets for fare evasion last year. See how many were at your stop.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☁️ Cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. It's Thursday in New York City, where the NYPD's subway fare evasion crackdown appears to be concentrated in low-income neighborhoods. Gothamist mapped fare evasion tickets and arrests per 100,000 riders from January to September 2023, revealing that almost 70% of the NYPD's summonses were handed out at about 100 stations — a quarter of the overall number of stations citywide. [Here's the map](. [And here's what else is happening]( - The New York metro area’s three major airports had [their busiest year ever]( in 2023, according to the Port Authority. - Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to legalize New York City basement apartments is [getting pushback from state lawmakers]( who say there isn't enough funding to make sure these new units are safe. - A Manhattan judge yesterday [overturned the convictions of two men]( who each spent decades behind bars after being found guilty in 1987 of killing a French tourist in Times Square. - The B-HEARD pilot program, which launched in 2021 to provide a non-NYPD response to mental health-related 911 calls, still [only responds to a quarter of eligible calls](. - The city is processing cash assistance applications at its slowest pace yet, leaving thousands of low-income residents [waiting longer than the required 30 days]( for critical help. - The Biden administration has approved a "major disaster declaration" for Brooklyn and city suburbs that flooded from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia last September, thus providing [additional funding for recovery efforts](. - A joint investigation by THE CITY, Documented and the Guardian US spoke with three donors to Mayor Eric Adams' 2025 re-election campaign who said [their contributions were then illegally reimbursed]( by hotel and construction executives trying to do business with the city. - The MTA said [about half of the city's subway stations have flooded]( during the past four major rain storms. - Tasha Diaz, the Democratic majority leader of the Yonkers City Council, was accused of saying "I need to get out of here before I slice this b***h's throat" about a fellow Democratic councilmember who voted — unsuccessfully — to remove Diaz from her post. - Lidl, the German discount grocery store chain, is [probably coming to your neighborhood](. - Happy [200th birthday]( to the Brooklyn Museum. - The Messenger [is done](. - The sun is about [to flip](. - Eating mold is probably fine, but [if you start violently puking]( call your doctor. - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“It seems like poverty is effectively being policed or punished more ... It’s not just telling where enforcement is, but where it’s not.”]( - Harold Stolper, an economist at Columbia University, on the NYPD's latest [FARE EVASION ENFORCEMENT DATA]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [‘Vanderpump’ fans rule the night at this Brooklyn bar where reality TV is treated like sports]( About 85 hardcore fans, mostly women, gathered at FancyFree, a sports pub in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Tuesday night to root for some of the characters in Bravo’s hit reality TV show "Vanderpump Rules." [When, why and how much should you tip? New Yorkers weigh in.]( The rule in 2024 is $2 per drink. [We Rely On Your Support]( [NYC’s Dweller festival announces lineup for 2024]( Dweller, the annual electronic music festival that aims to highlight Black DJs and musicians, will run from Feb. 20 through Feb. 25 at various clubs across the city. [See the NYC school cafeterias with the most health code violations]( Health inspectors found flies, roaches, signs of mice and other "critical" food safety code violations at about one fifth of the city's public school cafeterias. Private school cafeterias were even worse. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.