Leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will 'race’ each other on the subway and LIRR ahead of the New York Mets' home opener today to recommend that fans use mass transit to travel to Citi Field. The news conference will be the first of its kind, held on two moving in-service trains at the same time, livestreamed to the media and public. The news conference can be watched via YouTube livestream, and journalists may ask questions via Zoom.

WHEN:  

TODAY, April 8, at approximately 11:15 a.m.

WHERE:  

On two in-service, eastbound trains going to Mets-Willets Point: a  train and an LIRR train (11:19 a.m. from Penn Station to Port Washington).

Livestream available at: https://youtu.be/tjPoyzS0jnE   

Reporters who wish to register for the opportunity to ask questions in the news conference must email Aaron Donovan at adonovan@mtahq.org by 10:45 a.m. to receive a unique Zoom conference link. In order to ask questions in the news conference, your Zoom screen name must be your actual full name.

WHO:  

• On  train: Patrick Foye, MTA Chairman and CEO 
• On LIRR train: Phil Eng, LIRR President