30 feet above, the investment banker sits in his black car, frustrated than he is facing into both construction and morning commute traffic. Down below the MTA sails at 40 miles an hour to downtown in 15 minutes.
This is a common phenomenon in NYC and as crowded as NYC subways can get, they have one thing the limo up top does not: construction free, computer synchronized travel. If you’re touring NYC consider the $2 ride downtown instead of the $25 black car. You will very likely get there much faster.
