Sunday, September 23, 2018

Government "Commuter-care"-----New York City’s Subways Are Slow, Crowded and Smelly—Officials Say Part of the Problem Is You - WSJ

See the source imageNew York City’s Subways Are Slow, Crowded and Smelly—Officials Say Part of the Problem Is You - WSJ
"Subway conductors told to be more assertive closing doors on riders to reduce delays. 
“What’s causing the delays is their incompetence,” one commuter said.
More than five million riders crowd into New York City’s subway on an average workday, and officials say some of them are making everybody late.
...The New York City subway can be a daily adventure. 

  • Waterfalls cascade down stairways in storms. 
  • Ceilings drip and sometimes collapse. 
  • Elevators, when they work, seem to double as urinals. 
  • Panhandlers, dancers and musicians hustle for tips. 
  • People jostle, argue, clip their nails and eat smelly foods.
  • But nothing enrages commuters more than train delays..."

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