For the first time in 114 years, the New York subway will not run 24/7.

“This moment is unprecedented in the history of our city,” said Patrick J. Foy, director of New York City Transit.

The city that never sleeps has fallen asleep. At least underground.

New York's lifeline, the fabled subway that on a normal day – before the corona crisis – transported 5.5 million New Yorkers and wide-eyed tourists, has pulled the handbrake.

Since Wednesday, the subway has been closed between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. every night, and will remain so for the foreseeable future, or until Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio deem it no longer necessary.

– The reason we are taking this extraordinary, unprecedented step is to protect our customers and our employees, Patrick J Foye said before the first closure on Wednesday night, according to The New York Times.

Source: svt.se