First planned shutdown of NY subway in 115 years

Empty New York City subway Credit: Pendect/Ashley Winkler

New York City deliberately shuts down its subway system for the first time in its 115-year history. For the foreseeable future, the system will close overnight between 1 am and 5 am so a crew of cleaners can deep-clean and disinfect the trains and stations to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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