In fact, it's on very steady financial grounds. It's absolutely incredible that we stabilize the MTA operations, operating expenses, but also could engage in a $68 billion capital plant. Subway ridership is up nearly 8% this year, with nearly 1.3 billion rides taken to date. And just Last week, on December 11th, we broke our post pandemic ridership record for the third time in weeks with 4.65 million riders in one day. (02:40–02:47)
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Asserts that subway ridership has increased by nearly 8% this year, reaching nearly 1.3 billion rides.
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