New York’s subway is the city’s circulatory system: essential, messy and occasionally clogged with junk. And according to a fresh report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli , three particular lines are the cholesterol of the system: the E, F and R.

The report, which tracked subway performance through the first half of 2025, shows that while overall on-time performance actually ticked up compared to pre-pandemic years, riders are still dealing with major meltdowns. And guess what’s behind it? Old, cranky subway cars that should’ve been retired back when flip phones were still cool.

Between January and June of this year, subway car problems nearly tripled compared to the same period in 2024—from 27 major incidents to 77. Most of those headaches happened on the E, F and R

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