Second Avenue Subway: Building New York City's Most Famous Thing Never Built Hardcover – August 12, 2025

“Any reader interested in New York City lore or transportation history will find enjoyment in this book, and aspiring engineering and design students are sure to draw inspiration…This book…exemplifies why one should not take ‘behind-the-scenes’ efforts for granted.” Inga Velten, Railroad Heritage magazine “With blunt words and thrilling images … a 100-year journey through deep, dark, dangerous tunnels as well as perils of politics and money to the happy ending of shiny, safe trains speeding hundreds of thousands of passengers each day to their destinations.” –Jesse Ausubel, Chairman of The Richard Lounsbery Foundation, Director of the Program for the Human Environment at The Rockefeller University A hundred years of planning. A decade of construction. New York City's Future. Read about the remarkable story of New York's newest subway line, from promises to reality, by Dan McNichol, Bill Goodrich, and Patrick Cashin. This 350-page hardcover book, featuring 256 stunning and mostly unpublished photographs, tells the story of the multi-faceted challenges faced by critical infrastructure projects, and how Phase 1 of the project was finally completed through the grit and determination of everyone involved. Dan McNichol is the best-selling author of the book The Big Dig. Bill Goodrich, co-author, was the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) senior executive in charge of building Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway. Patrick Cashin, an award-winning photographer, worked with the MTA for more than twenty years. Read more