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Federal lawmakers from New York say funding they helped secure for an MTA study could result in improved public confidence in mass transit.
Democrats U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney say the $600,000 is for the Metropolitan Transit Authority to study aerosol dispersion, or how COVID-19 moves through the air, in mass transit. The lawmakers say the project is designed to improve passenger safety and strengthen public confidence to return to mass transit during the pandemic. On Metro-North, ridership was down around 95 percent during the first peak of the pandemic, and by December had climbed some 15 percent, carrying about 20 percent of its pre-COVID numbers.
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The response to one of the most patriarchal and overtly racist presidents in history didn’t just lead to the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the first woman and person of color to serve in the role it also led to the country getting to know Doug Emhoff, the first (of hopefully many) Second Gentleman in this nation’s history. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Wife, mother, sister, auntie. and now, Madame Vice President. Today marks an amazing chapter for you, our family, and for our nation. We love you so much. https://t.co/Ijf3h0CqHh Douglas Emhoff (@SecondGentleman) January 21, 2021
No stimulus could be too large for New York City, where capital needs for public housing are as high as $40 billion and the MTA is facing long-term structural challenges.
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