New York Rushes to Catch Up with Boston

We can get wireless on commuter rail cars; it doesn't really help those of us who take the regular T, but we suppose it's a nice convenience for the long-distance commuters. New York City agrees; the MTA is trying to get the wireless hookup for its own travelers. Rep. Chuck Schumer theorizes that NYC might even be able to get federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to take its trains online. Why didn't we think of that?