NYC Residents Told To Avoid Subway When Possible

Gothamist reports:

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow across the city, authorities are urging New Yorkers to reevaluate their commutes with an eye toward cleanliness.

“If you see a packed train car, let it go by and wait for the next train,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday. Mayor Bill de Blasio echoed the suggestion a few hours later, urging commuters to “bike or walk to work if you can.”

On Monday, MTA Chairman Pat Foye [photo] was even more explicit at a press conference to discuss the agency’s coronavirus response: “If you don’t need to take the subway, don’t do it.”

“There’s always that initial thing when you see an empty train car come and you’re like, ‘Okay why is no one in there?'” he said. “Now it just might be that no one is riding the train.” https://t.co/DMq20YZsKd

— Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) March 9, 2020