Transportation
NYC Subway Ridership Bounces Back as Workers Return to Offices
- Grand Central and Penn Station subway usage up 15% since May
- Subway ridership hit pandemic record of 3.76 million Tuesday
Subway riders wait on a platform at Times Square in New York.
Photographer: Nina Westervelt/BloombergNew York City subway stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn are seeing a boost in ridership as more workers return to offices and students head back to school.
Subway usage at Manhattan’s Grand Central and Penn Station is up about 15% since May, Janno Lieber, chief executive officer at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said Wednesday during a monthly board meeting. The MTA, a state agency, oversees the city’s subways, buses and commuter rail lines.