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Second Avenue Subway: The Gray Lady got it wrong
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSaid the New York Times in 1957: “The Second Avenue Subway, envisioned long ago and promised in 1951, probably will never be built.” It took nearly 60 years, but on Dec. 23, 2016, the Gray Lady was proven wrong.