The MTA is once again banning alcohol on Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road during SantaCon, the annual Christmas-themed bar crawl set to take place in Manhattan this weekend.
Alcohol will be prohibited on all Metro-North and LIRR trains and at stations from 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 until noon on Sunday, Dec. 10. The MTA also says it will bolster its police presence at Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal over the weekend.