Bah Humbug! MTA Closes Tap On SantaCon Boozing For Metro-North, LIRR Riders
North, NJ Transit or LIRR train this SantaCon weekend, leave the spiked eggnog at home — the MTA and NJ Transit are implementing its annual booze ban. In preparation for SantaCon 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced a 32-hour
MTA banning alcohol on Metro-North, LIRR trains for SantaCon weekend
Naughty Santas caught sneaking in sips will be slapped with summonses and could be removed from the train, the MTA warned. This is the 12th year the MTA has implemented the drinking prohibition on SantaCon weekend, which typically draws 30,000 partiers to the Big Apple from throughout New York and surrounding states.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it will once again ban alcohol consumption on Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road trains during SantaCon this weekend. The ban will be in effect beginning at 4 a.
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The Long Island Rail Road will seek to curb intoxicated Santas this weekend by prohibiting alcohol on trains during the Manhattan Santacon bar crawl. Alcohol will be banned for 32 hours, starting at 4 a.
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