Last week, I had a doctor’s appointment on 66th Street. It should have taken me only about 15 minutes to get there—except for the fact that it was East 66th. A subway ride, bus transfer delayed by traffic, and a 10-block walk later, I was finally in the waiting room 35 minutes after I had passed West 66th, largely because the most north cross-island route is at 42nd Street.
Look, I know the MTA is more broke than Solyndra, Greece, and the cast of all the Real Housewives combined. Inquiring about subway expansions is like hoping Fred Wilpon would sign Albert Pujols this offseason. However, let’s pretend for a moment that the winner of last week’s MegaMillions just happened to be the guy running the MTA (no, not this one), and that he’s in a generous mood. But as much money as the MTA would need to fund these improvements, I don’t think the following ideas necessarily need to be labeled as charity projects.
