Governor Andrew Cuomo may have used the term “summer of hell” to describe the anticipated mess from Penn Station’s track work, but subway commuters have been suffering since the beginning of the year. Yesterday was another hellish day of delays after a morning track fire at 145th Street, and an evening track fire at 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue.

Amid all this, some subway riders may have seen an unfamiliar face: Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was spotted on a jam-packed 7 train heading to Mets game at Citi Field. , According to Gothamist, the mayor has been riding the subway more in recent weeks, having been spotted on trains twice in two days last week.

It could be a coincidence, or it could be pandering; or it may be the mayor’s way of making good on his promise to get more involved and vocal about the MTA’s ailing subway system. In any case, it’s a better look than that of Cuomo, who hasn’t been seen on the subway in recent weeks. (As Gothamist notes, the last time he was present for a subway photo op was during the inauguration of the Second Avenue Subway back in January.)

His newly-appointed MTA chair, Joe Lhota, has been more visible, issuing an apology for yesterday’s snarled commute, according to the New York Post. “Disruptions to service are unacceptable—we will do a better job, and we’re working every single day to deliver on that promise,” Lhota said in a statement.

Last month, Cuomo declared a “state of emergency” for the subway system and committed an additional $1 billion towards repairs. The agency also recently announced a six-point plan that will expedite the delivery of new subway cars and aim to address track issues more quickly. But alas, things are going wrong faster than the MTA can keep up with.