Public transit booze ban gets stricter for SantaCon

Friday, December 8, 2017
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Alcohol bans will be in effect on some public transit services for the annual SantaCon event this weekend, and this year's rules are even stricter.

SantaCon, a bar crawl in which people dress up as Santa Claus, will be held Saturday in Manhattan.
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The MTA and New Jersey Transit are banning booze for 24 hours, starting at noon Saturday.

The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will ban drinking on all trains and at all stations.
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But the NJ Transit is taking it a step further this year, banning all liquids on its trains, buses and light rail vehicles until early Sunday.
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