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I hope they stick with the revamped cleaning protocols and keep going forward with the better air filtration. It's a bit of a silver lining to the pandemic that I appreciate. I definitely noticed that the subways seem to have less trash and fewer random stains and liquids.
You can have 'em. Couldn't pay me to take the subway.
You can have 'em. Couldn't pay me to take the subway.
Thanks! It'd be nice if we can finally take keeping the subway clean seriously. Better ventilation, filtration, platform doors, elevators and escalators, constant cleaning, signal modernization, continuous weld tracks, etc. The federal level, which holds the purse strings, might actually do something with infrastructure funding and there's a long list of reasonable and actionable things that NYC's subway should and could do that's been pretty standard practice for years if not decades abroad.
More than 2.7 million people rode the New York City Subway and the Staten Island Railway on Monday, Sept. 13 — setting a pandemic record for the MTA that represents a little more than half of the subway ridership seen before COVID-19 arrived in March 2020.
The new ridership high coincided with what Mayor Bill de Blasio called “Recovery Day,” as Sept. 13 marked the first day for New York City public schools and the return of municipal workers to offices some 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the Five Boroughs and kept most people home for extended periods.
The two commuter rail systems serving New York City — Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Roads — also experienced pandemic ridership highs on Monday.
Add it all up, and it signals that New York City’s recovery from COVID-19 is hitting its highest gear, according to Governor Kathy Hochul.
More than 2.7 million people rode the New York City Subway and the Staten Island Railway on Monday, Sept. 13 — setting a pandemic record for the MTA that represents a little more than half of the subway ridership seen before COVID-19 arrived in March 2020.
The new ridership high coincided with what Mayor Bill de Blasio called “Recovery Day,” as Sept. 13 marked the first day for New York City public schools and the return of municipal workers to offices some 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the Five Boroughs and kept most people home for extended periods.
The two commuter rail systems serving New York City — Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Roads — also experienced pandemic ridership highs on Monday.
Add it all up, and it signals that New York City’s recovery from COVID-19 is hitting its highest gear, according to Governor Kathy Hochul.
50% isn't that great. Traffic here in Queens has been horrifiying. If the offices start opening and we *still* don't see the ridership we're in trouble.
50% isn't that great. Traffic here in Queens has been horrifiying. If the offices start opening and we *still* don't see the ridership we're in trouble.
Took me an hour to drive from Forest Hills to Jamaica....................Absolutely Nuts!
MTA ridership hits close to 3 million Tuesday, a day after setting pandemic record.
I've only seen a smattering of school kids though. But, yeah. The subways have been more crowded.
The 7 has been crowded months ago but the N line is starting to pick up.
That didn’t take too long.
Twenty-four hours after establishing a new pandemic ridership record, MTA New York City Transit subways and the Staten Island Railway smashed the high-mark of 2.7 million commuters, getting 2.9 million riders on Sept. 14. Do the math, and that translates to a one-day growth of 200,000 people.
The record-setting subway performances came on the first two days of the new school year, which marked the return of all New York City public school children into classrooms for the first time since March 13, 2020. Municipal workers were also welcomed back to their offices on Sept. 13, and several major Broadway shows reopened on Sept. 14 following an extended pandemic hiatus.
Still far off from the pre-pandemic daily ridership high of more than 5.5 million, MTA officials nonetheless celebrated the achievement Wednesday as a sure sign of continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why is ridership going up?? Do people really want to be jammed packed in the subway with the Delta variant circulating? Why not continue working from home?
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