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On April 20, four City Council members requested that subway service be temporarily suspended due to the spread of COVID-19 in the subway system, but interim New York City Transit president Sarah Feinberg opposed it.
NEW YORK CITY — The MTA suspended service on two subways lines and warned New Yorkers to expect delays on two others because of staffing issues linked to the surge of COVID-19...
The first, confirmed, case of COVID-19 was in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25. [1] [2] Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia.
NEW YORK CITY — Mechanical, medical and signal problems caused nine subway lines to run with delays Wednesday morning, according to the MTA. D trains ran slow in both directions because of a...
The Verge reported an 18.65 percent ridership decline on the New York City Subway system for March 11 compared to one year prior. New York City Bus ridership decreased 15 percent, Long Island Rail Road ridership decreased 31 percent, and Metro-North Railroad ridership decreased 48 percent. [88]
Traffic & Transit Cuomo, MTA Defend Late-Night Subway Closures During Pandemic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and MTA officials said the closures are necessary to protect workers and pledged to provide ...
MTA To Cut Service As Coronavirus Tanks Ridership, Officials Say - New York City, NY - Ridership on New York City subways is down as much as 87%, MTA officials said Tuesday.
Beginning March 25, 2020, service on buses and subways was reduced due to decreased ridership during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. [24] [25] In late March, NYCTA interim president Sarah Feinberg stated that a shutdown "feels misguided to me" and was "not on the table". [26]
Michael Wittner, Patch Staff. Posted Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 11:50 am ET | Updated Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 11:28 am ET. Most MTA lines are back, but riders should still expect delays and service changes...
New York City issued new commuter guidelines following the start of the outbreak, asking sick individuals to stay off public transit, and encouraging citizens to avoid densely packed buses, subways, and trains.