New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio famously hate each other, but they seem to agree that the victims of their feud should be the people of New York. Witness their brawl over who deserves the blame for the rapid decline of New York’s subways. The city’s train service has deteriorated as years of misspent resources have led to only 61.7% of trains now reaching the station on time. Straphangers often cram onto filthy or overheated cars. And the commute is so unreliable for the 5.6 million...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 09, 2017 23:15 UTC