> Now, no matter the cost—at least $100 billion—the city must rebuild it to survive.
Why are transit-build costs so much more expensive in New York compared to other major international cities?
The cost of new underground railway is between $400 million and $700 million per mile in cities like London, Tokyo, and Berlin.
The Second Avenue subway in New York cost $2.5 billion per mile, which is five times the average elsewhere in the world.