Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)
Editorial Richard Ravitch, then chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, rides the Lexington Avenue subway in Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1980. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)