"Commuters walk past the platform barriers at the 8th Avenue subway station in Manhattan. Photo by Dean Moses A billion people represent one eighth of the world's population. It's also the number of customers we've served on the New York City subway so far this year. We got there last Tuesday with 11 weeks still left to go in 2025 the shortest time yet since COVID."
"We appreciate his patronage, and that of every New Yorker, visitor and tourist who's helped us reach this milestone. It's not just about bragging rights transit ridership is one of the best markers we have for charting New York's comeback. When the subway is doing well, so is the City, and we've been working hard the last few years to hold up our end of the bargain."
"New York City Transit is running more subway service than pre-COVID, with the best on-time performance (OTP) in over a decade 85% in September. That's on par with our most recent record in May, and a huge improvement over the late 2010s, when OTP dropped as low as the 50s and 60s during the Summer of Hell. It was a conscious choice to bet big on more service while the post-COVID fiscal cliff forced many of our peers across the country to make tough cuts."
One billion rides have been served on the New York City subway so far in 2025, reached with 11 weeks remaining and the fastest recovery since COVID. A rider was celebrated as the one billionth customer. New York City Transit is operating more service than pre-COVID and achieved 85% on-time performance in September, matching a recent record and significantly improving from late 2010s lows. The agency expanded service intentionally while other systems cut back. Safety measures include more police officers, mental health outreach, tens of thousands of security cameras, platform barriers in 100 stations, and brighter LED lighting. Overall crime is down more than 12% compared to 2019.
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