N.Y. Railroad Law § 182: Collection of fare

§ 182. Collection of fare. It shall be unlawful for any corporation,

or an employee thereof, operating a street surface railroad, or a branch

thereof, on which the motive power is electricity, which road or branch

is operated wholly or in part in a city having at least one million

inhabitants and which crosses the boundaries of such city, to collect

fare of a passenger more than once for and during one continuous ride on

a single car or train; excepting that fare may be once collected

separately outside the city limits for passenger service to or from such

limits, and once separately within the city for the service therein. A

person or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be

liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each violation,

recoverable by the passenger aggrieved thereby.