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‘Financial calamity’: Metro-North ridership plummets 90%; MTA asks feds for $4 billion

March 18, 2020

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates Metro-North Railroad, the Long Island Rail Road and the New York City buses and subways is looking for a cash infusion from the federal government of $4 billion to help cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis as ridership plummets. Latest daily ridership reports show Metro-North is…

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