DC is pretty good. New York Subways have definitely improved since the early 90s.
Yes, DC is pretty good unless someone flies a large airplane into the Pentagon. UNLESS THE BLUE LINE GOES DOWN DURING THE SUMMER, in which case the Yellow line becomes Lord of the Flies. And, unless you want to go anywhere east of Capitol South on the Blue/Orange line without being surrounded by felons. And, unless you have injured your ankle and are in the vicinity of Foggy Bottom/GWU. I could go on but you get the picture.