The COVID-19 pandemic stole some of the incredible benefits of living in New York City, but as of this morning, the overnight service that so many in the nation's largest city rely on is back.
"The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday resumed 24/7 subway service for the the [sic] first time since last May when the agency suspended overnight rides due to the coronavirus pandemic," report Shannon Caturano and Justine Re.
Overnight service was suspended just a little over a year ago, when ridership had reached 10,000 people per night, and overall ridership on the system had declined by 92 percent.
Subway ridership is still recovering, with over 2 million people riding the system now per wek, down from the pre-pandemic daily ridership of 5.4 million. The New York MTA is also rehiring as the ridership numbers climb back up. According to the article, "the MTA has also restarted hiring bus operators, train operators, conductors, and cleaners throughout the system. The agency had been under a hiring freeze that began at the height of the pandemic."
More details on the system's reopening emerged when the reopening was announced, back at the beginning of this month.
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