I’m sure I’m committing heresy by saying this as a New Yorker, but I really dislike the NYC Subway system. Not for the usual reasons you hear: dirtiness, safety, etc. I don’t think either of those are nearly as bad as the media makes them out to be.
A quick visual overview: Osaka vs. New York City
There’s no question that New York City has far more lines and might evn be better compared with Tokyo, but even factoring in PATH, Metro North, etc. ,NYC doesn’t have anywhere near the mix of public and private lines that Tokyo does. I’ve travelled in Tokyo, . . . → Keep Going: Subways*: Osaka vs. New York