The
MTA will be banning alcohol on the Long Island Rail Road and
Metro-North trains and stations for 24 hours during New Year's Eve and New
Year's Day.
The
restriction will be in effect from Dec. 31 at 12 p.m. to
Jan. 1 at 12 p.m.
The
MTA police department will also have an increased presence at Penn
Station and Grand Central Terminal to enforce the alcohol restriction. Police
will confiscate alcoholic beverages and issue summonses.
Violators
may also be subject to removal from trains or stations by police.