Just Not Sure How The Virus Can Survive What's Already Down There

New York subway ridership has plummeted, which you'd expect, same as buses and trains everywhere. But some people are still riding the subway, because they're not rich and they have to get to work or wherever they're going. The question is at what point riding becomes a necessity and at what point it's not worth the coronavirus risk. It's easy to say that it's never good to risk your life to get from point A to point B, but that doesn't take into account poor people who have to get to their jobs and can't drive, walk, or take an Uber. (New York Times)

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