Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, July 24, that the Long Island Rail Road had its busiest seven-day period since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The MTA reported that the LIRR broke its post-pandemic record for riders in a single day with 295,419 passengers on Tuesday, July 22. That record was then broken one day later with 298,419 passengers on Wednesday, July 23.
The MTA also had 1.72 million passengers from Thursday, July 17, through Wednesday, July 23, marking a new post-pandemic record for riders in a one-week span…