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Weekend Ferry Service Between Northern Westchester, Rockland Off To Strong Start
Months after the launch of a weekend ferry service between Westchester and Rockland counties, ridership is only going up, officials announced.
Since weekend service on the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry was started in May, ridership numbers have continued to climb each month, MTA officials announced on Wednesday, July 31.
According to the MTA, ridership in July reached an average of 455 trips a day on the weekend compared to 240 trips a day in May. Additionally, a record of 822 trips was set on Sunday, July 21, officials said.
Weekend service on the route was launched in May 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…