Fordham Conversations: From A Nickel To A Token

Published: April 1, 2015, 3:33 p.m.

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Ever wonder why some subways are numbered and some are lettered? Or, when the\\xa0MTA\\xa0came into existence? How about how will the 2nd Ave. subway benefit the city of New York? On this weeks\\xa0Fordham\\xa0Conversations\\xa0we hear from Andrew\\xa0Sparberg,the author of\\xa0\\u201cFrom a Nickle to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to\\xa0MTA\\u201d (Fordham Press).\\xa0 It\\u2019s a comprehensive look at New York\\u2019s transit system from its inception to the 1960s.\\xa0

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