MTA honors employees who died of COVID-19
The MTA has launched a visual memorial to honor 136 of its employees who died of COVID-19.
“Travels Far,” an eight-minute video, began running on 138 three-panel digital screens in 107 subway stations Jan. 25. It includes photographs shared by family members and is named after a poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith that was commissioned for the project.
“We quickly made sure that those families who lost an MTA worker to COVID were taken care of financially, but the launch of today’s memorial is aimed at personalizing the legacies of those who died during the pandemic,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye. “It is a moving tribute to the members of our heroic workforce who lost their lives and we will continue to make sure those who perished are not forgotten.”