New York City’s subways, buses reach
new pandemic ridership highs: MTA
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Ridership in the New York City
transit system is continuing to
grow and reaching record highs
since the start of the pandemic.
The MTA announced that on Friday,
May 7, the New York City Subway
recorded 2,239,500 trips, including
3,823 on the Staten Island Railway,
the LIRR recorded 101,600 trips
and 83,100 on the Metro-North. The
LIRR total is the fi rst time the LIRR
has reached more than 100,000 trips
in one day.
On Thursday, May 6, New York
City Buses reached a pandemic high
of 1,245,629.These tallies are the highest
single-day ridership totals since the
start of the COVID-19 pandemic in
New York. For buses, this is the highest
since front-door boarding resumed
on Aug. 31.
“Growing ridershipacross the
MTAis good news for New York,”said
MTA Chairman Patrick Foye. “It is an
indicator that the region’s recovery
from the pandemic is gaining strength.”
Prior to the pandemic, the average
daily ridership reached over 5.5 million
rides in the subway system. The
total fell over 90% to a low of roughly
300,000 daily trips in April 2020, with
the average 278,067 on Sunday, April
12, 2020. The average weekday ridership
in April 2020 was 463,763.
“People are coming back which is
great news for New York City Transit,”
said Sarah Feinberg, NYC Transit
Interim President, “But we need to
continue to do all we can to get back
to our pre-pandemic ridership levels.”
The MTA has since implemented
rigorous cleaning and disinfecting
protocols since the pandemic began to
ensure the system as safe as possible
for its customers, and has enhanced its
Live Subway Map to help riders fi nd
vaccination sites. The MTA has also
rolled out public education campaigns
and handed out millions of masks to
riders, and mask usage remains high
with 98% of straphangers wearing
masks when riding mass transit.
MIKE SEGAR
An MTA New York City Subway conductor wears a protective face mask in Manhattan
on June 8, 2020.
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