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Posted by UWS Greg on Tue Feb 22 17:06:12 2005, in response to The subway during the 1970's, how bad did it really get?, posted by brooklynQB on Tue Feb 22 15:17:46 2005. How bad was it in the 70s & 80s?? Words almost fail me. I can recall waiting at 42nd/7th for an uptown express. When the train came in, 4 of the 10 cars were out of service because of broken windows & shattered glass. For a brief period (I don't know if it was to deter graffiti or encourage it), the cars were painted white on the outside. The odds of riding a non-tagged white-painted car ranged from nil to zero.I have never been a taxi rider. But after 11pm in that era, you know I was curbside hailing the yellows. It just wasn't safe to be in the system. I really hated betraying my subways but self-preservation took priority. It was awful. |
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