The MTA Hasn’t Shared Its Subway Plans as NYC Prepares to Reopen

400,000 may return to work June 8, many needing safe transit
‘Social distance is not going to be possible,’ MTA’s Foye says

A Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) worker mops around a bench at a Times Square subway station in New York on April 21.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Henry Goldman

May 30, 2020 at 9:36 PM UTC

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The subway system holds the key to economic recovery as New York City prepares for a June 8 reopening after three months of pandemic lockdown. But transit officials haven’t detailed their plan to reduce the risk to the city’s public health.

“We’re still not getting the answers we need from the MTA,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday, referring to the state Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which controls New York Transit, which operates city subways and buses. “We’ve got to make sure there’s maximum service levels; we’ve got to make sure there’s social distancing and limits on how many people can be in each subway car and in each bus.”