Eating in the subway could soon come with a hefty price tag if one lawmaker gets his way.
Politician Wants to Ban Eating in the Subway
Eating in the subway could soon come with a hefty price tag if one lawmaker gets his way.
Manhattan State Senator Bill Perkins has proposed a bill that would slap straphangers with a $250 fine if they are caught eating on a subway train or platform or in a station.
The legislation comes in response to the results of a survey, which found the biggest contributor to the subway rat problem is people eating food.
Some riders who spoke with NY1 on Sunday said there is got to be a better way to fix the problem.
“I think it’s a horrible idea, it’s very unnecessary. I think that people use the trains to commute every day. As New Yorkers, we multi-task all the time. It’s needed to get from A to B,” said a straphanger.
“I’ve seen people make a mess where they let the food drop all over the ground but I don’t know if that’s worth $250,” said another.
“People should be fined if they’re caught littering, but I don’t think they should be fined just for opening a bag of chips,” said a third.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said open beverage containers are prohibited on the subway and eating is always discouraged.
A spokesperson said the MTA is reviewing the bill.
excessive fines to drive us nuts
just another opportunity for for the government to drive the great citizens of this city Nuts!
I don’t think people should be allowed to litter but the fine is excessive. The end result: people will still litter. those people are called COPS and they can get away with breaking all the laws they are supposed to enforce. Just the other day I saw police throwing trash on the floor. Good luck to us all.
Pregnant and Hungry
It’s true that some of the eating that’s done on the subway is disgusting, however it’s not fair to expect those going on long trips to not at least snack. Especially pregnant women who need to eat to help with the nausea.
Shea
If New York City would hire Exterminators there wouldn’t be any mice and rats
working mother!
you can NOT stop a pregnant or nursing woman from drinking water or eating crackers to help her make it through the trip and get to work without fainting!
clean
ya that will make the place more deacent!