If it feels like there are more people riding the subways in New York City than ever before, it's because that's true.
The MTA says a record of more than 6.2 million people rode the subway on Oct. 29.
They say about 50,000 less people rode the subways on the same date the year before.
The previous record, which approached 6.2 million people, was set on Oct. 30, 2014. The MTA has been tallying ridership records since 1985, but the new record is believed to be the highest since the late 1940s.
October 2015's average weekday subway ridership of 5.974 million was the highest of any month in over 45 years, and 1.4 percent higher than October 2014.
The average weekend ridership was also higher than any October in over 45 years: on Oct. 31 -- the day of the Village Halloween Parade and a Mets World Series game -- 3,730,881 customers rode the subway, making the fifth busiest Saturday on recent record.
The MTA said last April that the subway system was seeing the highest number of riders in the last 65 years and that much of the increase was due to population increases in rapidly developing neighborhoods, like Bushwick in Brooklyn and Long Island City in Queens.
Lower Manhattan south of Chambers Street has also seen substantial subway growth, with more than 12,357 new daily customers added in the last year, as new commercial and offices open in the area.
The surge in subway customers has also led to overcrowding and delays on some lines, the MTA said. Chairman Thomas Prendergast says the agency continues to work to maintain and improve the subway system.
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