'It's worrisome that Metro North is slashing service at a time when ridership is picking up,” Vollero said. Joan Vollero says she’s experienced increases of up to 20 minutes on the daily commute from New Rochelle and Larchmont stations on the New Haven Line, as the railroad has cut back on the number of rush-hour express trains. Others wish the railroad would return to full service on some of its busiest commuter lines to improve commuting times. I miss the hustle and bustle and the grind….

“I’m looking forward to getting back, hopefully, in a sense that we’re rounding the corner and making our way out of the pandemic…I do miss being in the city. “I love being home and I could be home all the time but it’s probably a little too much home time,” she said. Her Manhattan law firm recently pushed its official reopening to October.įor Baker, a return to a regular commute will be welcome – sort of. Some say their September return to the office was delayed amid concerns with a surge in COVID-19 delta variant infections.Īmong them is Donna Baker, who’s been commuting into Manhattan for 27 years, the last eight from Peekskill.

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