MTA pop-up shop draws customers — and one celebrity — hunting for used train signs and other wacky decor

The 2nd of three fare gate models the @mta is piloting in the subway system are operational now at Atlantic-Barclays and PABT. The MTA is not paying for the first 20 stations, the companies are and they will pick one multiple models to install in 150 stations by 2029. There’s 1.1 billion in the MTA’s capital plan for these (and for those complaining they’re not fixing the trains there’s also money to upgrade signals and buy new train cars. And it’s not just about preventing people from jumping,