When Andy Byford was recruited to run the New York City subway, the system was in crisis. Mr. Byford has been praised for helping reverse the steep decline, driving down major delays and raising the subway’s on-time rate from historic lows. But on Thursday Mr. Byford announced his resignation, ending a two-year tenure marked by a rocky relationship with the man who hired him: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who controls the state authority that runs the subway. His departure has raised questions about the future of the nation’s largest subway, including the fate of his long-term plan to modernize the antiquated system and whether the subway can maintain the strides it has made in recent months.

Source: New York Times January 25, 2020 00:00 UTC