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MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start
To accommodate Metro-North crews working to replace sections of track and switches in Grand Central Station, officials have announced schedule changes for Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven line trains.
The upcoming schedule changes will take effect on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and are expected to last until early spring, according to Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi.
"The tracks and switches in and around the Grand Central Terminal complex are at the heart of the Metro-North system," Rinaldi said, adding, "It is vital that we keep those tracks in a state of good re…
Here's When Westchester County Will Offer Free Bus Rides This Holiday Season
Westchester County will be offering free rides on the Bee-Line bus system for certain days this holiday season, county officials announced.
The decision to offer free rides comes after the county did the same in June, July, and August of 2022 when the system experienced a 37 percent increase in ridership, county officials said.
The free bus rides will be available on the following days:
Saturday, Nov. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 27;
Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Monday, Dec. 26.
"This holiday season, we want people to visit with family and friends, and we want them to shop and go to…
Covid-19: Ridership Down 98 Percent, More Schedule Changes Likely, Metro-North President Says
In a letter to Metro-North riders, the company's president, Catherine Rinaldi, says ridership is down 98 percent due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and that more schedule changes are likely.
As April starts, our region is entering the fourth month of the new reality of COVID-19. And it has been three weeks since Gov. Andrew Cuomo placed New York on “pause” to slow the spread of the virus and flatten the curve, Rinaldi wrote.
"What was before an unimaginable reality has changed how we work, how we play and how we look at one another," she said. "Most of us never pictured the day…