Gothamist: All New York Subway Lines to Get General Managers

Rob T Firefly

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:33:09 -0500

Go back in time to 1974, reach into a movie screen, and get the tired MTA guy played by Walter Matthau in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" to manage the system. He's our only hope.

thenebula

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:23:03 -0500

The 7 feels slightly better too. Stations are cleaning with a fresh coat of paint on most of them. I'm seeing station cleaners more often too. The trains are looking a bit cleaner too with the scratchiti problem in check now. Of course its still crowded and delays do to equipment malfunctions but there's not much you can do about that.

slyseekr

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:49:02 -0500

L has been amazing from my perspective the last few months. No service interruptions, rarely more than a 7 minute wait for a train (even late nights/weekends). It's still like a sardine can during the rush, however.

nivek

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:40:52 -0500

Add another layer of abstraction between us and the top brass who don't know what a subway is or should be.

Think twice

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:53:57 -0500

This isn't even half-assed; it's a quarter-assed attempt at decentralization.

Amanda Harlech

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:34:24 -0500

The C Line heading to Brooklyn is BAD: iffy iffy.

Jen Chung

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:55:51 -0500

I wonder if service on the G and L seems unchanged because there are still many people moving to the areas where they go... with more passengers, it takes longer to board, disembark, etc.