Strict 24-hour alcohol ban in effect on NYC transit ahead of St Patrick’s Day parade

• New York City’s St Patrick’s Day parade kicks off at 11 a.m., and revelers should be aware of a strict alcohol ban if they’re taking the train.
• A system-wide alcohol ban went into effect on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North beginning Tuesday at 5 a.m., a tradition since 2000.
• Drinking alcohol and having open alcoholic containers are always banned on the subway system.
• The parade starts at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue before marchers head uptown.
• New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will join this year’s parade along with police commissioner Jessica Tisch.