New York City's Subway System To Shut Down Overnight For Cleaning During Coronavirus Pandemic

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: A homeless man sleeps in an empty station as workers close down the New York City subway system, the largest public transportation system in the nation, for nightly cleaning due to the continued spread of the coronavirus on May 06, 2020 in New York City. Following reports of homeless New Yorkers sleeping on the trains and the deaths of numerous subway employees, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has decided to close New York’s subway system from 1am to 5am every evening for a deep cleaning. New York continues to be the national center of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)