And though the city is experiencing robust financial growth, the transit system has been steadily starved of the money it needs to operate the trains reliably on a day-to-day basis. Today, the subway system has the worst on-time performance of any major rapid transit system in the world. It was only after the state of the subway system had reached crisis levels that Mr. Cuomo called him back into service. Despite the work ahead, Mr. Lhota remains optimistic that he can leave the system better than he found it. “Unlike the naysayers, I believe the subway system can be fixed and put back on track,” he said.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2017 00:26 UTC