
Bakar noted that the sense of normalcy on the trains felt good, and that the “spirit of the city is back. “I’ve been in love with New York for years and I thought it’d be a great place to escape to for her birthday.” “She hadn’t experienced New York nightlife before,” Mr. Natasha Vertti and Khiari Bakar took the train from Philadelphia in early June to celebrate Ms. For now, at least, travel and hotel costs are still relatively low, enticing young people, retirees and families to make the trip.

Ability to make independent decisions and keep information confidential. McKee is one of the many tourists I’ve met on the subway this year who is taking advantage of a newly reopened New York. We operate laboratories for testing both heavy equipment and light electronic. “For one thing,” he said, “the subway is cleaner it’s quieter.” Things felt different than in 1962, when Mr. Now retired and vaccinated, he flew here in June from Northern California and headed underground with a camera around his neck to photograph the murals and installations in the subway stations. The last time Richard McKee rode the New York City subway, John F. “We’re watching the data really carefully, and we’ll certainly continue to look at different options of what we got to do to respond to the situation as it develops.”Īnd finally: Tourists rediscover a changed subway

“All the effort that was put in before is the reason why the hospitalization rate has gone lower and lower,” Mr. El-Sadr said, adding, “Every effort must be made to enhance vaccination uptake, encourage testing and remind people of what they can do to protect themselves and their loved ones.” The responseĭuring the news conference on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasized the importance of getting more New Yorkers vaccinated through community efforts such as mobile vaccination sites, in-home vaccinations and referral bonuses for getting vaccinated.Īs of Monday, 4.4 million New Yorkers have been fully vaccinated and 4.8 million have had at least one dose, Mr.
