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Ex. MET-NYC-048 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor's press release, 'Governor Cuomo Announces New York City Subway Will Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17' (May 3, 2021)

Restoration of 24-hour subway service May 17, 2021, ending the overnight closure begun May 6, 2020; coincides with lifting of the State's 12 a.m. food and beverage curfew

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority · New York City (subway system) (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York City (subway system) · New York City · New York
Level
State
Authority
Governor's direction under the State disaster emergency; MTA operating authority
Issued
2021-05-03 May 3, 2021
Effective
24-hour service from May 17, 2021 (read as 2021-05-17)
End
n/a (terminating instrument) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
May 17, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • subway riders
  • food and beverage establishments (curfew recital)
Functions reached
  • WF overnight workforce
  • TV travel
  • DR/BA late-night dining and bar service (State curfew recital)
Collection
New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17... New York City Transit Currently Closed from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.... The resumption of 24-hour service will coincide with the Governor's announcement lifting the 12 a.m. food and beverage service curfew.

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

Fixes the end date of the overnight subway closure and records that the State's midnight food-and-beverage curfew was still in force in early May 2021.

Retrieval note

State issuer; kept in the metro file because it fixes the MTA transit chronology.

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