Westchester’s bus system loses $1 million a month to fare evasion
County proposes $50 civil fines as fare evasion affects 1 in 7 bus trips

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Westchester County, in southeastern New York, is considering civil fines for fare evasion on its Bee-Line bus system, as officials estimate 1 in 7 of the system’s 85,000 daily rides go unpaid — totalling around 12,000 unpaid fares per day, or approximately 4.4 million annually. This widespread fare evasion costs the county about $1...