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In New York - whose subway trains in particular have been "tattooed" with an energy to put our own rude practitioners to shame -…

— Lyman Abbott

“In 1979 the New York Times reported that in many {New York Subway} stations, the signs are so confusing that one is tempted to…

— Simon Garfield

the people who run our cities dont understand graffiti because they think nothing has the right to exist unless it makes a profit... the…

— Banksy

“But if pressed, I’d have to say that what I love most about the subways of New York is what they do not do.…

— Bill Hayes

“There is nothing Tourettic about the New York City subways.”

— Jonathan Lethem

Deprived of the opportunity to judge one another by the cars we drive, New Yorkers, thrown together daily on mass transit, form silent opinions…

— David Rakoff

Any time you choose not to hide your tattoo, you're limiting your social sphere, because they're not popular in big business.

— Helen Fisher

“In a New York where people are reconceived as consumers, not citizens, it is most profitable to keep everyone moving and disconnected. This is…

— Anonymous

“New York is the one place in the world that actively encourages rudeness, because that's the only way to get past the fake bag…

— Gene Doucette

We're not going to attract new businesses if we don't have safe subway systems where everyday employees are able to get to their work…

— Eric Adams

People want subways, folks... subways, subways. They don't want these damn streetcars blocking up our city!

— Rob Ford

“There’s something about New York City that gives you permission to just be. There’s no need for pretense, no need for masks. You can…

— Jessica Verdi