The MTA increased overnight subway service Monday, taking one more step back to full 24-hour service. Since May 6, the subway has been closed from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to allow for enhanced cleaning.
The MTA increased overnight subway service Monday, taking one more step back to full 24-hour service. Since May 6, the subway has been closed from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to allow for enhanced cleaning.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement during a press briefing on Monday.
Starting on Feb. 22, the overnight shutdown hours will be adjusted to 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., instead of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. The COVID numbers are down, so we adjust, we adjusted indoor dining, the curfew, today we are going to discuss the MTA and increasing the capacity, Cuomo said.
The governor said during those overnight hours, the trains will still be cleared and sanitized. CDC says it, health experts say it, the COVID virus is not transmitted as much as they initially suggested on surfaces but it still can be transmitted, Cuomo said. You want to be safe in the MTA system from crime and COVID. When you are as old as I am, the trains have never been as clean as they are now.