Congratulations, New Yorkers! We've broken subway records.
MTA just announced that we set a new record on Thursday, October 29 when 6,217,621 customers used the subway system.
That's about 50,000 more customers than the previous record from October 29, 2014.
October was a busy month for the subways, as the weekday average reached a ridership of 5.974 million, the highest in over 45 years.
In case you forgot, the Mets were playing in their World Series game the weekend of Halloween. So, on top of the Village Halloween Parade, and typical Halloween shenanigans, the subway system also incorporated those attending the game.
It was recorded as the fifth busiest Saturday on recent record.
MTA stated that they have seen a significant jump of subway ridership on the weekends and off hours, making repairs and necessary maintenance difficult to time, often causing delays.
Additionally, the growing ridership causes lines and crowds waiting on the platforms for trains, causing a build up of people attempting to exit while others are attempting to pack in-- seriously, people, let people out before getting into the subway.
The MTA announced that subway ridership rose by 440,638 daily customers between 2010 and 2014. That is "roughly the equivalent to the entire population of mid-sized cities like Miami, FL or Raleigh, NC."
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So the next time you get pissed off at the MTA, remember that they're basically transporting the population of Miami.
With the completion of the first part of the Second Avenue Subway, it will "decrease crowding on the adjacent 4, 5, 6 lines by as much as 13%, or 23,500 fewer customers on an average weekday."
Let's hope that happens sooner rather than later, right?
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