NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell issued a loud and clear message to fare evaders on Monday: “There’s no more freebies anymore!”
Chell made the statement during a press conference at the 125th Street-Lenox Avenue subway station on March 25 as police brass announced a new, week-long police surge into the subway system in the department’s latest attempt to crackdown on crime underground by zeroing-in on fare evasion.