
The Subway Air Quality Initiative was carried out between 2018 and 2020 and concluded that new trains and updated braking technologies and protocols that reduce friction contributed to reduced levels of fine particulate matter inside vehicles and on platforms.
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The agency's contactless payment system, OMNY, continues to gain increased share of overall fare payments. The system is set to replace the MetroCard in 2023.
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Service will resume on May 17, following last years' overnight reductions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A reported 2,009,025 trips were recorded on the subway on April 8, the first time that more than two million trips were taken on the subway since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.
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Over 15,000 OMNY readers have been installed at the agency’s 472 stations, on all 5,800 buses, and at Staten Island Railway stations.
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The next phase is preparing a supplemental draft environment impact statement to access potential impacts and benefits of the project.
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Last year saw important milestones of the Central Subway project, including the reopening of Stockton Street through Chinatown and Union Square as well as some of the major final touches to the stations like escalators and public art.
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Health guidance messaging deployed across 3,000 digital screens on subway, 2,000 on buses, and 550 on commuter railroads.
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The No. 1 ranked public transportation network allows riders to get nearly anywhere in the area within 30 minutes.
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Many of the photographs were made with an 8 x10 camera and glass plates, which were considered the height of image-making technology.
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