Why New York Can’t Have Nice Things

It costs three times more to build a subway station here than in London or Paris. What if we could change that?

New York Magazine
New York Magazine
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18 min readMay 30, 2019

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By Josh Barro

Imagine being able to get from the North Bronx to the Financial District in less than half an hour by train. Or being able to take a train straight from Peekskill or Greenwich or…

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