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Following a recent garbage fire on the A\/B\/C\/D subway lines on 145th Street on Monday morning, subsequently delaying trains more than two hours and leaving subway platforms a jam packed mess of chaos, the MTA is considering a subway food ban.<\/p>\n

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At his press conference on Tuesday, MTA Chair Joe Lhota discussed the possibility of launching an educational program to help riders determine which foods were \u201cappropriate.\u201d This potential program however will have to wait until the agency completes its 30-day report, which was requested by Governor Andrew Cuomo after declaring a State of Emergency for the MTA back in June. \u201cWe\u2019re drafting it right now,\u201d said Lhota. \u201cAnd there have been a lot of recommendations about what foods are appropriate, what foods are not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preventing New Yorkers from eating during their commute will not be an easy task, and Mayor Bill de Blasio is not in favor of this proposal. \u201cFrom 1979 to 1999, I did not own a car and almost exclusively got around by subway,\u201d said de Blasio. \u201cIt would have been in those years inconceivable not to be able to eat on the subway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lhota\u2019s recent stance conflicts with his opposition of a subway food ban back in 2012. This bill was introduced by State Senator Bill Perkins and would impose a $250 fine for violators. \u201cI do not support the bill. It severely hurts and impacts minority communities,\u201d said Lhota. \u201cI don\u2019t want to deny the kid the only time that day he\u2019s going to get food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite there being 698 track fires since last July, 844 train delays since April due to these fires (accounting for only 1.1% of delays), Lhota believes the MTA has made strides in the right direction in keeping the subway system clean. According to the MTA, there were 5,800 in 1981, a considerable difference. \u201cThe goal is no fires, plain and simple,\u201d said Lhota.<\/p>\n

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To continue their efforts to reduce track fires, the MTA announced its continued investment by ordering 12 more of their initial two prototype portable vacuums which they introduced in January. The \u201cVakmobile\u201d is easy to transport from station to station, allowing them to clean the tracks more efficiently and effortlessly.<\/p>\n

If this potential ban is implemented, NYC wouldn\u2019t be the first place to do so. Eating on the train is illegal in Chicago, San Francisco, DC, and Washington. According to the Sound Transit website, the rules are clear: shirts and shoes at all times, don\u2019t harass other riders, do not lie down or place feet on seats, and music with headphones only. We have all seen these happen riding MTA more than once and let\u2019s just say some New Yorkers wouldn\u2019t survive in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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