The Second Avenue Subway—or lack thereof—has been the laughingstock of New York for nearly 100 years: the critical project that the most ambitious city in the world never could build.
Today, New Year’s Eve, if all goes well, Gotham’s mythical subway will become reality. As he prepares to take the inaugural ride on the train route, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to transform the subway’s saga from a symbol of infrastructure failure into one of infrastructure success.
