Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
EditorialAn outreach team canvassing for homeless people on a platform at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop in New York, Feb. 22, 2022. (David Dee Delgado/The New York Times)
EditorialRush-hour commuters are returning to New York City’s subways, and the United States has regained more than 90 percent of the jobs lost in the early weeks of the pandemic. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, listens as Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference about a “subway safety plan,” in New York, Feb. 18, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMayor Eric Adams at a news conference announcing there would be more police officers on the subways, in New York, Jan. 6, 2022. (Hiram Durán/The New York Times)
EditorialBill McKechnie displays old New York newspaper clippings, at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla. on Oct. 12, 2021, relating to Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels. (Saul Martinez/The New York Times)
EditorialMany people in New York turned to electric scooters to avoid subways and buses during the pandemic and intend to keep using them even as the outbreak wanes.? (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialJelani Wiltshire, who takes the Staten Island Ferry and then a cab to get to work, hails a cab in Manhattan, May 28, 2021. (Caitlin Ochs/The New York Times)
EditorialThe rags used to clean subways, which some workers said were in short supply, in New York, March 2, 2021. (Natalie Keyssar/The New York Times)