In response to a slight increase in assaults on Bus Operators and other transit workers at a time when ridership had dropped by 50 percent, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced July 20 that 160 Bridge and Tunnel Officers would be doing spot checks on buses to ensure that passengers were complying with the requirement that they wear masks.
The BTOs will be distributing face masks to those who need them, the MTA said, a task also being performed by MTA Police Officers on the agency's commuter rail lines.
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