Metropolitan Transit Authority Release

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that, as in years past, it will ban the consumption of alcohol on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad trains on New Year’s Eve.  

The ban will be in effect beginning 12:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, through 12:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1. Alcohol consumption will also be prohibited at all LIRR and Metro-North station platforms during these hours. 

The MTA Police Department will have an increased presence at Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal to enforce the weekend alcohol restriction. Police will confiscate alcoholic beverages and issue summonses. Violators may also be subject to removal from trains or stations by police. 

As a reminder, masks and face coverings must be worn on all trains and remain on for the duration of one’s trip.