The New York City Subway achieved its billionth rider milestone in 2024 at a record pace post-pandemic, with Brooklyn resident Michael Carrasquillo honored as the lucky number.
Carrasquillo expressed his surprise at being named the billionth rider, stating, 'Riding the MTA almost every day really impacts my life and everyone else's life...'
Despite the billionth rider milestone, MTA officials acknowledge that ridership has not fully recovered from the pandemic, largely due to the normalization of remote work.
While subway ridership steadily increases, the MTA points out that auto traffic on bridges and tunnels has surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
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