New Subway Train Makes It Impossible to Escape That Smell

MTA Introduces Its Newest Addition With Fanfare

Governor Kathy Hochul and MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber seek to locate the origin of the smell on the first R211T subway along the C line from the 207 St Yard on Thursday, Feb 1, 2024. Marc A. Hermann / MTA

NEW YORK CITY — A bold innovation in NYC Subway technology took to the rails this week as New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and her entourage boarded the first Subway train where you cannot escape the enigmatic smell for which the MTA is so well known.