From the MTA website, a picture of a R-160 class on the "E" Line. It appears that the end seats, that give you a sideways view of the outside, will be eliminated. At another source, regarding the heavily used "L" train (14th Street - Canarsie Line), entire benches will be folded up and locked. The philosophy behind this is to fit more passengers in the car, while all the other systems, such as tracks, signals, power and so on are failing. The elimination of car seats is an experiment however. For those persons who are taking longer trips, who are disabled, elderly or pregnant, this may cause a problem however. It seems to me, that from over 100 years ago, the wonderful BMT standard cars, types A and B, had many seats near windows and seats in all configurations, with a great deal of standing room. These 67 foot cars had only three entrances per side and the conductor's position was in the middle. I do not know what to say, but I believe that all these transit related problems that we had here in New York over the past few years will result in individuals and businesses fleeing the city.
Tramway Null(0) Please see below photos from NY Post; Test with seatless cars on the "L" line.
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