MTA officials chew on possible ban on subway snacks
This isn’t the first time a “food and drink ban” on the subway has been discussed. AP/Bebeto Matthews
New York transit officials are chewing on the notion of a subway snacking ban — and that’s heating up the political rhetoric.
MTA is weighing food restrictions, or even a ban, after a trash fire on the tracks crippled subway service on Monday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday a food ban wouldn’t be fair.
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