Taking a bike on the subway is much harder, and usually seen as rude, because our cars are much smaller. Thankfully, our bridges have bike dedicated bike lanes, so taking them on the subway is not necessary.

I was astounded when I visited SF, usually seen as much more bike friendly than NY, and I saw that east bay riders still had to rely on the BART to get them into the city. The fare between West Oakland and Embarcadero alone is more than a subway ride.