What is the Best Subway Seat? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions)

Soon, the famous orange and yellow seats that can be found on certain subway lines will be no more, as the MTA continues its process of upgrading and improving subway cars and equipment. The New York Transit Museum has organized a new exhibit, 'Ode to the Orange Seats,' that bids farewell, but also looks at the history of the bucket seats that were first introduced on R44 cars in 1971. Curator Jodi Shapiro discusses the exhibit, which includes work from 14 artists inspired by the subway. And as part of our Small Stakes, Big Opinions series, listeners weigh in on the question that perhaps most divides New Yorkers, which is the best seat on the subway and why?

Photo by Argenis Apolinario: Gabriel Bautista's viral tweet with set of orange seats.

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