Skip to content

A Round and a Roundy: The Real Plague is MTA Cruelty

Gov. Cuomo and the MTA said they were closing the subways between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. because the trains needed to be disinfected — but our cartoonist knows better.
A Round and a Roundy: The Real Plague is MTA Cruelty
Cartoon: Bill Roundy
Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy
Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy

Gov. Cuomo and the MTA said they were closing the subways between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. because the trains needed to be disinfected.

But our editorial cartoonist, Bill Roundy, was one of the many people who couldn’t help but notice the timing: the move came right after MTA officials complained that Mayor de Blasio was not acting aggressively enough to get the homeless off of the trains.

The governor even held up a Daily News front page reading, “Last stop purgatory.”

Well, that kind of subtlety deserves another: Roundy’s cartoon this week punctures the myth about what the MTA is really doing underground … in the name of cleaning the trains.

It’s yet another instant classic from the Brooklyn-based cartoonist. All his prior work is archived here.

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.

More from Streetsblog New York City

Attorney General James To Act On Illegal E-Motos After Latest Fatal Crash

July 30, 2026

Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog

July 30, 2026

OPINION: Want to Reclaim New York City’s Curbs? Evict The Placard Class

July 30, 2026

Thursday’s Headlines: Motopsycho Nightmare Edition

July 30, 2026

UPDATE: Teen E-Moto Rider Killed on Centre Street in Heart of Civic Manhattan

July 29, 2026
See all posts