The great metropolis of New York City, with its hustling and bustling subway system, has been going on a not-so-fun ride down the Tubes of Doom. It’s like a horror movie, “Transit Death Spiral: The Revenge” – and just like the character who never listens and ventures into the dark, the subway can’t seem to help but find itself in more trouble. Falling ridership spells doom for revenue, and the city is left scrambling for ideas to prevent the subway from circling the drain. Officials have “um, yeah, maybe?” as a response, with them totally not being sure whether to commit or not – maybe they’re waiting on a coin toss or checking their horoscopes?

Meanwhile, there’s another pressing issue: the subway system isn’t exactly friendly to those poor souls with disabilities, like the 550,000 fine New Yorkers who probably face their own series of challenges every day (including getting from point A to B). Imagine living in a city with such a powerful and iconic subway system, yet 4% of the 8.3 million people might as well be staring at a brick wall when it comes to using it! Talk about being stuck under a big apple. Making the subway more accessible is like building a ramp to Scrooge McDuck’s money – it could bring in a ton of fare revenue, but the investment is enough to make even MegaRich Metropolis Musk blush, you know, like billions of dollars worth of blushing./n/n Serious news: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/nyregion/nyc-mta-transit-improvements.html