Passengers wait for a Lexington Avenue Line subway on one of the New York City Transit Authority platforms

Full Caption: Passengers wait for a Lexington Avenue Line subway on one of the New York City Transit Authority platforms. A new 2nd Avenue Line, under construction at an estimated cost of $2 billion, is supposed to decrease crowding on the Lexington Avenue Line however, the overcrowding when the decision to build was made in 1967 has lessened because of a decrease in riders. Many commuters would rather see the money used to improve present lines.