New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXI - Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Subchapter D - Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Safety of the Public › Part 1085 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Conduct And Safety Of The Public In The Use Of The Metro-north Commuter Railroad Company Terminals, Stations And Trains › Section 1085.5 - Prohibited uses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No person in a terminal, station or train shall:
(a) block free movement of another person or
				  persons; lie on the floor, platforms, stairs, tables, benches, chairs or other
				  furniture designed for sitting, counters or landings; or occupy more than one
				  seat;
(b) create any unreasonable
				  noise by any means. Use of radios and other sound-producing devices on trains
				  must be accomplished by means of headphones or earphones and must be inaudible
				  to others;
(c) throw, drop or cause
				  to be propelled any object, projectile or other article at, from, upon, in or
				  on a facility or train;
(d) drink
				  any alcoholic beverage or possess any opened or unsealed container of alcoholic
				  beverage, except in such areas and at such times as may be permitted from time
				  to time by Metro-North in its discretion;
(e) consume any controlled substance except
				  pursuant to valid prescription;
(f)
				  enter or remain in a terminal, station or train while his or her ability to
				  function safely in the environment of the terminal, station or train is
				  impaired by the consumption of alcohol or any controlled substance;
(g) endanger the safety of others, engage in
				  fighting or assault another person or persons, or threaten another person with
				  such conduct;
(h) vandalize,
				  injure, deface, alter, write upon, destroy, remove or tamper with the
				  facilities or trains, including any facilities under the jurisdiction of
				  tenants or permittees;
(i) enter or
				  attempt to enter any area which is locked or otherwise restricted from public
				  access by any means including, but not limited to, barricades, fencing, doors
				  and signs, or enter or leave a terminal, station or train except by designated
				  entrance ways or exits;
(j)
				  skateboard, roller skate, or ride a bicycle, scooter or any other self-
				  propelled vehicle or motor-propelled vehicle or device, on or through any part
				  of a terminal, station or train excluding parking lots and access roads. The
				  use of self-propelled or motor-propelled vehicles or devices by physically
				  disabled persons is permitted;
(k)
				  cook, light a fire or otherwise create a fire except pursuant to the terms of
				  any lease, license, operating agreement or concession granted by Metro-North or
				  the authority;
(l) utilize hand
				  carts on escalators;
(m) dispense
				  commercial merchandise with or without charge or carry on any commercial
				  activity except pursuant to the terms of a lease, license, operating agreement
				  or concession granted by Metro-North or the authority;
(n) offer to or agree to carry baggage for
				  hire and/or flag taxicabs or car services except pursuant to the terms of a
				  lease, license, operating agreement or concession granted by Metro-North or the
				  authority;
(o) Burn a lighted
				  cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco
				  or any tobacco substitute, or use an electronic cig- arette ("vaping") on a
				  train or in any indoor area within a terminal or sta- tion or in an outdoor
				  ticketing, boarding or platform area of a terminal or station.
(p) engage in any activity which interferes
				  with the commercial activities of lessees, tenants or their customers;
				  and
(q)engage in noncommercial
				  activities, except as authorized by subdivision (d) of this section;
(r) sit on the platforms, stairs, tables,
				  counters or landings;
(s) utilize a
				  wheeled cart greater than thirty inches in either length or width, including
				  but not limited to shopping or grocery store carts or baskets but excluding any
				  stroller which is being utilized for children, except for authorized deliveries
				  to tenants in the terminal or station in ar- eas designated for deliveries; and
(t) perform any act that
				  interferes with the provision of transportation service, obstructs the flow of
				  traffic in or on facilities, platforms or convey- ances, interferes with access
				  onto or off of an escalator, stairway, elevator or train, or otherwise
				  interferes with the safe and efficient operation of the
				  facilities.