Spot on, don't forget the homeless too, the smell makes it much worse. Add on to that, the congestion won't add to service frequency, so they want more people on the trains, but won't create more supply / space of train. Absolutely robbery. Don't forget the ballooning budget where subway police made over $155 million in overtime on a $4 million budget. That's almost 40x of what was budget (imagine that happen in a private company), but I don't feel 40x safer. Also I like how they're only there to mainly catch fare evaders, but that overtime budget costs far more than fare evaders imo, I don't NYPD catching one of their own for OT abusing. Wait, got to keep them happy otherwise our elected officials won't have a job and will be voted out of office.They use it bc they have no choice. It’s is a VERY unpleasant experience.
Hot as hell in summers. No AC at stations and the ones in the subway cars don’t work well.
Crime infested by violent thugs.
Very very dirty. Rats and vomit and urine infested.