“With viral case counts unfortunately climbing, there’s a good reason for us to keep masking in our public transit system even as other regions and modes are taking a different route following the judge’s ruling. “Most New Yorkers are continuing to mask in transit as before,” said Riders Alliance policy and communications director Danny Harris. The straphanger advocacy group Riders Alliance is hoping that, as case counts rise, New Yorkers continue to mask at a high rate relative to the rest of the country. Though cases are reaching levels where the city Health Department recommends reinstating restrictions, Mayor Eric Adams - once again doing in-person events after coming out of COVID-19 isolation - would not commit to restoring any mandates. Signs denoting a mask requirement were still up during the morning rush even as overhead announcements by Amtrak declared masks optional, Gothamist reported.Ĭases have been on the rise in the five boroughs over the past several weeks owing to the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, though still at nowhere near the levels seen during this winter’s surge. Amtrak, which owns the subterranean train hub, and New Jersey Transit have lifted their mask mandates, but masks remain a requirement on the Long Island Rail Road and the subway.
The conflicting guidelines coming from different levels and entities of government have caused something of a mess at Penn Station.
“The Port Authority will continue to follow the guidance of the New York and New Jersey public health authorities with respect to mask mandates at its public transportation facilities,” a Port Authority spokesperson said. Masks remain a requirement on PATH trains.
New Yorkers shouldn’t be so quick to shed their masks though the Port Authority said Tuesday that masks are still required at its New York facilities, including JFK and LaGuardia Airports, the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station, and the Oculus.
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