Long before it became an archaic and filthy symbol of everything wrong with America’s broken cities, the New York subway was a marvel.In recent years, it has been falling apart.Today on The Sunday Read, a look at why failing to fix it would be a collective and historic act of self-destruction. This story was written by Jonathan Mahler and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, <a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=case_for_subway_mahler" target="_blank">download Audm for iPhone or Android</a>.

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The Sunday Read: 'The Case for the Subway'

The New York Times