What's Old Is New

Three years ago the NYC Transit Authority opened a brand new South Ferry Subway Station that they spent some $400 million building.  Unlike the old one (pictured above), the new one is not curved and can accommodate all 10 cars of a train instead of just 5.  Superstorm Sandy flooded the new station 5 months ago and predictably anything metal in the new station such as rails and electrical wires were damaged by the salt water.

Now we are told that repair of the station could take up to 3 years and cost $500 million ($100 million more than it cost to build!).  So the TA has opened the old station again.  There must be many commuters that thought they would never see the inside of this station again.

When we reflect on the fact that the entire Empire State Building was erected in just over 15 months, it's sad to see what has become of NYC when left to be run by self serving politicians and labor unions.