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Re:How Politics and Bad Decisions Starved New York’s Subways by ascagnel_ on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:29AM (#15741075)
That's also largely a function of poor/no subway access on the East Side. It took a long time to get the Second Ave. subway running, and that doesn't even come close to servicing Alphabet City.

The west side has multiple lines (red & blue, plus the yellow line starting around midtown) while the east side only has the green line (and the yellow line south of Union Sq.).

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Re:How Politics and Bad Decisions Starved New York’s Subways by nerdponx on Monday November 20, 2017 @12:18PM (#15741465)
It's a damn shame the 3rd Ave., Subway was elevated, and they ended up tearing it down. Having the subway on one of the narrowest avenues is crazy to me, and having it be the only subway servicing the east side (which has more avenues than the west, by the way), is even crazier.
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