"In just a few weeks, more than a million soccer or, should I say, football fans from around the world will descend on the metropolitan area for the World Cup, and the MTA is ready to keep them moving. While matches may take place in New Jersey, a lot of the action is going to be in the City. Official fan events are planned across the MTA network, including at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Rockefeller Center, Bronx Terminal Market, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Stony Brook University on Long Island. All conveniently located near transit."
"We are ready to accommodate the crush. The U.S. Open draws just as many people every summer 1.1 million fans attended in 2025 and our system always rises to the occasion. Moving millions is what we do: 4.5 million people every weekday on the subways alone. Seven million including all agencies! And we carried even more before COVID. In other words, there's plenty of room for every soccer fan."
"Our diversity, every country playing in the tournament has supporters who are New Yorkers, who'll be hosting watch parties in all five boroughs. Our transit system will get you where you need to go 24 hours a day, seven days a week for just $3 a ride on the subway or bus. On match days, there will likely be significant changes to bus and Access-A-Ride services in Midtown to accommodate ground transportation heading to the stadium via the Lincoln Tunnel."
"And depending on the day of week and kickoff times, bus service between 34 St and 59 St from the FDR Drive to the West Side Highway may be subject to diversions, reroutes, skipped stops, or cancellations. Folks looking to travel by transit to matches can transfer to New Jersey Transit at Penn Station. Unlike NJT, the MTA's portion of the station will be open with regular service for Long Island Rail"
More than a million soccer fans are expected to arrive for the World Cup, with much of the activity centered in New York City. The MTA plans official fan events near major transit-accessible locations, including the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Rockefeller Center, Bronx Terminal Market, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Stony Brook University. The MTA says it can accommodate large summer crowds, citing 1.1 million U.S. Open attendees in 2025 and daily ridership of 4.5 million on subways alone, with seven million across all agencies. The system offers 24/7 service for $3 per subway or bus ride. Match days may bring Midtown bus and Access-A-Ride changes due to ground transportation through the Lincoln Tunnel, and some FDR Drive to West Side Highway bus routes may see diversions, reroutes, skipped stops, or cancellations. Travelers can transfer to New Jersey Transit at Penn Station, where the MTA portion will remain open with regular service for the Long Island Rail Road.
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