"To Harlem in Fifteen Minutes!"

How the Subway Transformed New York City (and the World)

My whirlwind trip to New York City last month, in the company of my wife and two sons, took us to some of my favorite transit landmarks: Grand Central Terminal (with a pitstop for a "pan-roast," or oyster stew, at the Grand Central Oyster Bar), the kiosk at Astor Place, the old City Hall station, and of course various uptown and downtown locals and expr…