For the first time in nearly a century, the biggest and most comprehensive subway system in the U.S. shut down from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. indefinitely.
NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps is waking from its monthslong coronavirus hibernation this week, but the central artery of New York City’s 24-hour lifestyle, its underground train system, will remain dormant overnight — and the longer it does, the more people wonder if it will ever reopen.
And with a system that has suffered from years of neglected maintenance, archaic signaling systems and chronic delays, some have dared to ask if it may be a good idea to keep subways closed overnight. Riders agree — 72 percent of more than 10,000 customers surveyed who have used the subway since the overnight closure went into effect said the system was cleaner than before, said Abbey Collins, a spokesperson for the MTA.
But New Yorkers consider 24-hour train service sacrosanct in a city known for its nightlife and 24-hour work schedule. “[Cuomo] has to figure out a way to keep trains clean enough while also keeping them running to serve people’s basic commuting needs,” Pearlstein added.
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