NYC Subway Ridership Dwindles Amid Virus Scare

The New York Post reports:

The new coronavirus brought the unthinkable: a lonely New York City commute. Dramatic photos shot by a Post photographer show a nearly empty Times Square subway station Tuesday afternoon as straphangers apparently heeded sometimes contradictory advice from officials to avoid crowded trains while insisting it is still safe to ride the rails.

The striking images captured unlikely scenes of nearly empty platforms and mezzanines practically devoid of life at 2 p.m. The dramatic scenes followed days of guidance from Mayor Bill de Blasio and state transit officials to avoid the subway around rush hour.

#RushHour on ⁦@NYCTSubway. Let’s just day it’s a little less crowded than…sometime after 3:00 a.m. ⁦@RidersAlliance⁩ #CoronavirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/v41zUWa15P

— (((Adrian Benepe))) (@Adrian_Benepe) March 10, 2020

Eerie photos show empty subway stations in NYC amid coronavirus panic https://t.co/D7FEEy2VYN pic.twitter.com/Mn44Xfo3Di

— New York Post (@nypost) March 11, 2020

THANKS CORONAVIRUS! #EmptySubway #NYC #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/rHrmtvYGiE

— Will Presti (@WillPresti) March 10, 2020

6:42pm today. NYC subway. Rush hour pic.twitter.com/8EFrBqr9MC

— Christian Deseglise (@deseglise) March 10, 2020

A friend sent me this photo on his way to work today. NYC subway. Startling. pic.twitter.com/zYfvk9aLCN

— Tom Sullivan (@sullivanradio) March 10, 2020

Friend just sent a photo from NYC subway saying, “Emptiest I’ve EVER seen Penn Station stop at 7:30 on a weekday.” #COVID19 #coronavirusnyc pic.twitter.com/xqUYb6qFcZ

— Robin in NYC ?? (@robininny) March 9, 2020

NYCsubway. Sparkling A train. Coronavirus upside. pic.twitter.com/4deS3NWJfI

— Maria Applewhite (@MariaApplew) March 10, 2020