Abe Leitner rides the Q train from Brooklyn into Manhattan on Wednesday morning.
Veteran riders say the fear of crime is far lower than it was in past decades. But recent deaths on the tracks have some commuters more wary about the platform edge.
Straphangers have a lot of complaints, and some praise, for the city’s subway system. Some also have some interesting ideas about how to improve life underground.
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