An estimated 5.5 million people ride New York 's subway system 1904 . New York 's shut down all 468 subway stations for the first time ever for Superstorm Sandy . If it were laid out in a single line , the tracks would extend from Michigan to Manhattan , Michigan . But for many residents across the region where full transit service has yet to be restored , the slog to work continues . Scientists cite rising sea levels and climate change as contributors to dangerous flooding .
An estimated 5.5 million people ride New York 's subway system 1904 . New York 's shut down all 468 subway stations for the first time ever for Superstorm Sandy . If it were laid out in a single line , the tracks would extend from Michigan to Manhattan , Michigan . Scientists cite rising sea levels and climate change as contributors to dangerous flooding .