PASSENGER LEANS AGAINST A POLE AND READS WHILE WAITING FOR A LEXINGTON AVENUE SUBWAY. THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM HAS 232 MILES OF TRACK AND IS THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN DAILY RIDERSHIP FROM MILLION TO MILLION BETWEEN 1960 AND 1970. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM IS CRUCIAL TO THE CITY VOTERS HAVE REFUSED TO VOTE ANY MORE FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, OR TO ALLOW THE FARE TO BE RAISED ABOVE THE PRESENT 35 CENTS TO COVER TRANSIT AUTHORITY COSTS

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