Making this was fun because there is so much to sift through. I heart NYC. I hope this is helpful! I know this is a resource I know i wish i had when i first lived in NYC. I love reading through all your comments so please keep letting me know your thoughts!
Disclaimer, I am a current MTA employee. To add to your info: -Metrocards can only be swiped 4 times per station. If you have more than 4 people to swipe in get more than one card. -if you are still lost or need bus information the booth agents are specifically trained to answer those questions. -Metrocard machines will only allow you to use a credit card twice per 24hours. So don't use them to buy single rides or you will get frustrated wondering why your card doesn't work. -Metrocard machines can only give $9 change maximum so you can't use a $50 or $20 bill to buy a single ride. -express trains do not usually run late at night. -subways are closed between 1am and 5am due to Coronavirus so expect to take a bus during those times. -read any posted notices on subway platforms carefully because there is always track work or other construction going on which changes train schedules and stops. Ask a station agent for assistance. Hope this helps.
I lived in New York City for five years and I swear that subway system is made to confuse tourists...especially when there’s construction (which is always) and the trains start running on another line 🤣😂
This is very helpful information. When I first moved to NYC, I was so intimidated by the subway system until I downloaded the MTA and bus tracker apps. I tried to take the bus everywhere (because I’m a scenic person and love being above ground), but realized that certain destinations were impossible to get to without using the subway train. I caught on really quickly and was able to get around with ease after a while.
I was born in and worked in NYC most of my life. No stranger to the subways. Excellent video. Nicely done. Yeah, don't be afraid to ask someone. NYC residents may seem scary to foriegners but they are actually nice people and happy to help for the most part. Avoid the ones talking to themselves...lol
Scary, nah? The nicest and best people live here.Born and raised in Greenpoint,Brooklyn. I now live in Sheepshead Bay.I feel us New Yorkers really do look out for one another. When I was a teenage trying to navigate my way thru the subway system,people directed me and even walked me over to the correct platform.
I'm from Australia and my wife and I came to NYC in Sep/19. I found the subway very easy to get around and the signs were clearly marked with the different lines. I stayed near Times Square station and I knew which line to catch to go where we wanted to go, and my wife just followed her "husband map." I did encounter some strangers whilst transferring from JFK to Jamaica station to catch the E line train, so I wrote down what they did so I can explain my experiences to friends back home! I made one mistake by catching a wrong line train on 6th Ave, but quickly realised my error and changed at the next station. In Manhattan, at least 1-3 people per day were asking me for directions in the subway. I was aware that they weren't trying to distract me to steal anything, as I did look the real tourist! Nick...
No doubt on that. Way back - around 1989 or so. Super young, super scared and took a friend's bike out to Coney Island on the Subway, so i could ride it back and explore at the same time. Got a flat almost immediately, had zero idea on how the hell to get back to Greenwich. Super helpful folks navigated me to the B Bridge. To this day, one of the best walks ever in my life. Cafe Wha? Electric Lady, old CBGB location, Twin Towers, the Bull on Wall Street., etc. The more I relaxed the more fun I had.
If you're in Manhattan and want to go to Queens, you just need to go to the right subway line and take the Uptown bound train on the "uptown" platform, or if you're heading Brooklyn you can take a downtown bound train on the "downtown" platform, remember to take the right train. Anyways you'll always see the signs saying "Downtown and Brooklyn" or "Uptown and Queens"
@@alejandrotorres5533 Unless you're in Harlem or north of Central Park, in which case you'd have to go Downtown and then transfer to the E, F, or J train to go to Queens.
@4:11, if after entering the train station and paying your fare, you discover that the train is going in the opposite direction than what you intended, don’t exit the station. Board the train (going in the wrong direction) and get off at the next express stop where you can cross over (underground) to switch directions and thereby avoid paying two fares.
Or you can see if there is a booth across the platform and if there is, you can tell the person inside and they should let you through since they can check your card and see when you last swiped. If there isn't a booth, you could just wait for someone to open the emergency door for you lol and people are usually nice enough
@@barrybshrekson864 if you wanna get that nice ticket and that paddy wagon ride for that, be our guest. Been there, done that, not willing to go through that again.
I just visited NYC last month for the first time while road tripping and I already miss it so much :( I thought I was only going to stay for two days and ended up staying for five because I loved it so much. It’s so easy to get around with the subway and so much to see. Honestly, it’s been the highlight of my trip, which I was not expecting. I can’t wait to go back.
The subway map hasn't been updated in ages for the simple fact that the map features labels of nearby destinations. When there was worse crime in the subways during the 70's and 80's, having a map show what's outside a particular station was helpful to escape potential danger.
As a fellow New Yorker, this was a beautifully explained video! ✅ One thing (03:46) was extremely helpful to know is about finding the station that goes in the right direction. It's happened to me where I entered a local train stop but in the wrong direction. PRO TIP: Instead of getting out the wrong station, going to the right station, and paying the fare again, ride until you get to an express stop and then switch platforms and go the right direction! 😊
When I first moved to New York I had learned to do that really quick, coz it gets very expensive to have to pay for another fare. Just go up or down in the direction you are going and back track to stations with a center express platforms and get off there to catch the express train.
This has happened to me before at least two times. And every single time I make the mistake of exiting the station to go to the right one because I didn't want to waste extra time, waiting for the train, going somewhere else and then coming back. The trips were often job-related too.
@@etbn1080 the S stock trains (servicing the Metropolitan, District, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines) have air conditioning. All other lines have some form of ventilation. TfL invest a lot into the tube and London’s transport infrastructure as a whole, something I imagine their New York Counterparts aren’t so keen on.
4:31 Also, usually the train usually will announce the next borough when moving through them. So if your train, for example, is a 4 train going to Woodlawn which is in the Bronx, if you are in Brooklyn it will say “Manhattan-bound” and in Manhattan “Bronx bound”. If you are in the borough that the final destination is in, it will just say the name of the final destination, like “Woodlawn bound”. This can be confusing but becomes useful once you know which borough you are going to.
One thing I recall from New York, the people were very nice and understanding if you find the subway confusing. Plenty of people not only told me which subway to get, but tips to get wherever faster and easier (like which tracks are local or express). Just dont stand in the middle of the sidewalk to take pictures. Then they aren't so nice xD
@@BrightTripTravel fun little story. I was in NY with my then girlfriend. I told her before hand, to just step to the side and then take a picture. All my teachings were of no good, especially when she wanted to take a picture of some statue, while standing in the middle of the sidewalk. Then this big Brooklyn looking guy yells in a thick Brooklyn accent: The sidewalks for walkin, not for lookin! I was crying from laughter
I can back this up. I got on the wrong train one time and when I realized it I got off and asked a dude for help. He was super nice and told me exactly what to do.
It's simple, just don't stand on the middle of our ways, I understand if is your first time here and you wanna take a lot of pictures, but don't stand on my way while I'm going to work/home, we have a pretty fast lifestyle.
Used to think "How the hell am I gonna learn which trains go to where?" and then I ended up learning the subway system by playing Grand Theft Auto IV and using the system there 😂
as someone from Toronto where our map is a "U" with a line through it, this was so confusing. I've used Singapore and Hong Kong metro lines and they're pretty simple to figure out despite having lots of stations. NYC sounds intense
SG is so organized compared to NY tbh. All platforms are accessible from all entrances, most if not all lines are exclusive right-of-way (I.e. one service per platform only), stations are numbered with codes, lines are named descriptively, etc.
Well done! I live in nyc and know the system well. If you DO go through the turnstile and then realize you’re on the wrong side of the track and can’t switch, instead of having to go out and pay again, you can just head in the wrong direction and turn around at the next express station.
I’ve been visiting nyc since the 90s and I learned most of this by trial and error on my own. We did not have you tubers in the 90s unfortunately. The same trial and error process was used for my trips to Shanghai, Tokyo, London, and Paris. It’s more difficult when you don’t know the language, but like you said studying the map plus understanding a general layout of the area helps. Osaka is one of the more confusing systems and like nyc it’s a combo of different systems, somewhat similar to Tokyo. Thanks again for the video. U are hella cute btw 😁
@@jaykobwalson1941 I guess it’s what u like. Tokyo is the cleanest, safest city I’ve ever been in and absolutely love it. Shanghai is growing by leaps and bounds but it’s a bit too commercial for my taste. It’s becoming like nyc as one giant outdoor mall with tall buildings. Paris is dirty, pretentious and parts of it are downright unsafe which nyc has those areas too.
@@jaykobwalson1941 I am from Australia and my wife and I have travelled in London's Tube in 1993, Paris Metro in 1993, Japan's metro in Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the Shinkansen (bullet train) in 2014, and NYC Subway in 2019. In London's Tube you can get to almost anywhere with 2 different tube lines(this was common when we travelled around), as their lines travel north/south and east/west. In Paris we only caught 2 lines in one trip as we weren't there for long. In Japan, their efficiency with their train systems is incredible. We caught 3 trains from Narita airport in Tokyo to Kyoto (about 5hr trip total, includes 3.5hr with a Shinkansen) with ease. Tokyo's above ground system is about the same size as their below ground subway system, and is run by different companies. Luckily they introduced one Metro card that could be used on all systems the year before we were there, so everything was very easy to get around. In NYC it was very easy to get around with the subway, as we were near Times Square station and we mainly travelled from mid Manhattan to lower Manhattan and some of Brooklyn, other than transfers to JFK. Manhattan is mainly north/south so we walked several blocks east/west, and signs were very easy to navigate around. Nick...
5:18 - L and 7: "Am I a joke to you?" Yes, the 42nd street shuttles only job is to go across town, but the 7 and L do it with much more range. The Q and F can also get you a little across town, and the E can go very far across town as well.
@@413smr the shuttle platform at Times Square is being renovated since 2019 and the shuttle doesn't always run in Jan. 2021 so the 7 is the only alternative.
Thank you for the explanation of NYC's subway. I'm from Australia and my wife and I came to NYC in Sep/19. I'm pretty good with maps and I did watch a RU-vid video beforehand, which helped me with the uptown/downtown/express/local trains that you explained in your video. All signs were clearly marked and I could navigate to each line without a problem, even the busy Times Square station with multiple lines. I did get on a train on 6th Ave and headed out east into Queens instead of west and north towards Central Park. My one and only mistake and realised the error pretty quickly but managed to change over and head back in the correct direction. I also did go to Japan in 2014 and was the only one in my family to work out the train systems in Kyoto and Tokyo. In NYC, at least 1-3 people per day were asking me for directions in the subway. I was aware that they weren't trying to distract me to steal anything, as I did look the real tourist! Nick...
@@BrightTripTravel Thank you for your time to read :-) While were we in the US we did travel on a few other subways/metros: 1) In Dallas, we caught a train from downtown Dallas to the airport DFW - more like a lightrail system 2) In Washington DC, we travelled to and from our hotel in Arlington to downtown Washington DC 3) In Boston, we travelled to and from our Air B'n'B in Jamaica Plains to downtown Boston - or the Boston Commons By far, NYC's subway is the most complicated but also the most fun to travel on - together with London's Tube and Tokyo's Metro they all have their pros and cons. In Melbourne Australia where we live, we only have one complicated Metro with all lines going through 5 stations (2 above ground and 3 below), and we are finally building another Metro tunnel with another 5 stations! (wow) Another complicated suburban loop system may be built in future, but I may be dead and gone by the time that happens... Nick..
Wow. I've been on and off in NYC for almost three years. I found the subway so frustrating that I now stopped using it and opt for the bicycle even for longer rides. I looked for videos that helped me to understand and use the subway better this whole time and was always disappointed, so now I'm very happy that you decided to make this video because it is THE ONE that I've been looking for all this time! Seriously, amazing job, congratulations.
Also mta.info is your friend. You'll find any changes to the train routes on there and if there are delays and whatnot (pro tip: there are always route changes, and there are always delays lol).
I live in NJ and occasionally go into the city. I swear I have to relearn everything every time because it's confusing to anyone that isn't a local. While this is helpful, in reality it will just take time and trial/error to get used to it.
The production of this channel's videos is epic! It's like, "if Vox and cheddar had a child..." kind of thing. Anyway, videos like this make room for topics you cant find elsewhere being talked about in youtube.
I was born and raised in the NYC subways. But I wouldn’t have been able to explain it as clearly and concisely as you did lol. Excellent video and much recommended to any novice to the NYC subway system.
The only subway system more difficult and confusing than NYC was Tokyo. Their subway is owned by different companies and was nothing like I have ever experienced
The Hell they pull 18minutes out from?....Tis a petty middle number that just screams, "yea, we could have chosen 15mins or 20mins, but ehhhh....you could have an important meeting to get to and throwing off your timed schedule is our guilty pleasure " lol.
Also, the metro card works on the air train from JFK to Jamaica (but not on Long Island railroad). And transfers BETWEEN bus and rail are free within a certain time frame and there are certain train transfers which can only happen above ground. In these specific instances there are free transfers between trains. These specific points are indicated on the map. Keep in mind the Metrocard is almost out of time!! It is being replaced by OMNY which allows you to pay with contactless credit cards (think Apple Pay Samsung pay etc) as well as a physical smart card. This will eventually work on all MTA services including LIRR and Metro North which the metrocard doesn’t work on,
@@shayk4791 Even as a tourist you need some people knowledge who's approachable and who's not so much... There are no rules to that. Just look around and estimate random individuals how they'll probably react. An easy example is women with earbuds in, leave them alone, they get harassed all day their entire life by men and have their skillset for "working" with them. Businessmen in a quick hurry the same. Homeless people obviously... don't open a conversation with them, they may drag you into a mess. A male casual traveler, sure approach them kindly. Et cetera. It's also about how you look and come across like. Just be prepared to be ignored without being butthurt. Also be ready to ignore people who appear to be problematic, walk on and don't respond or you're stuck with them.
You have the best voice for narrating a video. Coming to New York next week and it’s been a while since I’ve been on the subway so I watched your video. Very helpful, thank you.
@@davidthaler7018 I've seen that Road and Drive are associated with Avenue(63rdDr. or 45thRd.), while Place supplements Street. Lots of the former, little of the latter. Queensboro Plaza is not the boro gov't seat. That's out in Kew gardens. All the other boro halls are close to Manhattan.
@@davidthaler7018 Come to think, awfully few and probably in Queens. As for traffic circles, a bad idea we did NOT pick up from Europe. Even Columbus circle and Grand Army Plaza have a shitload of red lights.
When I visit my cousin in Manhattan, I love the older trains that do not have automated recordings for passenger instruction. For some reason I love hearing the conductor with a thick New York accent, saying “next stop Prince Street, stand clear of closing doors please.”
This was incredibly helpful! Thank you very much! I’ve ridden the NYC subway without much knowledge. Just decided the potluck approach because walking takes forever in a city with “mile” wide blocks. It was very fun regardless of where I ended up. I’ve had the same card for over 15 years now. Whenever I get up to the NE Penn station, I top it off and just have fun.
December 2003, 1st time travelled to New York and New Jersey, visited my cousin, it was memorable. I am from Toronto and our subway lines consist of only 4 lines, very easy. A week before arriving in New York via Port Authority, I downloaded the map, and got overwhelmed. My cousin guided me to travel from Port Authority to Journal Square (New Jersey) using MTA Subway and Path via 33rd, and happy was able to travel without problems, and learned a lot, started to love New York because subways can really take you anywhere easily and save money. Good thing to I love maps & have sense of direction/navigation. New York subway looks overwhelming at first, but its not as bad. So in 2003, when I arrive at Port Authority at 6am via Greyhound Bus, and took subway A Uptown to Columbus Circle, change to downtown subway B (Express) to Herald Sq/34th St, walk to 33rd to take Path to Journal Square. Funny thing is, the MTA driver raised the voice to wake-up sleeping passengers & not pass their station "Hello, arriving in Rockefeller Centre !!!" :-D
@@williamerazo3921 First time visiting New York that time, December 2003, I didn't know those were so close... plus, I arrived at 6am. When I returned in 2004 and 2014, I just walked around :-D Thank you.
@@BrightTripTravel "Hello everyone!!!! Welcome to ...." and I totally saw the people sleeping inside the subway car wake up on shock...well its 6am hahahahaha... My cousin was laughing when I told her the story. It was memorable. Thanks again for this video.
I plan on going to New York in the spring, and I decided that I will be using public transportation to get myself around the city. This video was a lot more helpful than the last one I watched. I like how you explained that the middle track is usually the express train, and explaining how the trains follow the same system that the streets follow. That makes it much easier to understand and the last video I watched didn’t explain any of that. I live in Chicago. We have a very good public transportation system as well, so I’m used to public transportation in a big city, but the public transportation here is nowhere near as complicated as New York’s is. Thank you for this video.
Expert tip: For any line, that line will be the same color all the way through. You can look at the last stops at each end and figure to figure which way you’re going. (Every train has a sign of the last stops) I’m sharing this ‘cause theres not always a clear indication of ‘downtown, uptown, east, west etc.’ (mainly east to west)
lmfao lived in nyc my whole life. i didn’t know that it actually confused people until watching this. i’ve seen other people say it but generally u can just ask people. if u get bad vibes from someone just ignore them, trust me there are more people coming.
As someone who lives in New York and is constantly taking the train it is super easy to get the ropes once you’ve been here long enough (and as he has said most people will help you out if you’re looking to go to a specific place)
from a new yorker- DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP! personally, i will probably be a bit pissed if ur getting lost and in the way, but i will be more than happy if u need directions
OK, but that plus the 9 reference ... I got confused when this video was made! I left NYC in 1999 and I recognized those. (I knew the 9 was ended a few years after I left.) When I moved to NYC subway token was 35 cents, the cars were covered with graffiti, and when the 1 train stopped at 103 St it smelled like a toilet when the doors opened.
This makes us so glad that we have a London underground. Simpler map. More trains going left to right and don’t have to worry about vehicle direction or waiting 15 Minutes to swipe again.
Simpler map? That's a topic for debate I think. Underground fares are based on distance traveled; the NYC subway requires a single fare so you can go from Coney Island to the Bronx or from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway for just $2.75. And maybe no re-swiping/re-tapping is necessary, but some Underground riders have to tap their Oyster cards at certain stations to prove they're not traveling through Zone 1 (central London), lest they be charged more. To the Underground's credit, it goes direct to LHR; the NYC subway doesn't go direct to JFK.
@@Default78334 Yes...and no. The EWR RailLink station is off-airport, but...it's a much shorter ride from it to the terminals than from either of the AirTrain stations serving JFK (Howard Beach or Jamaica)
I visit NYC a few times a year and always use the subway. Sometimes it can be confusing on the weekends when some lines stop running or skip part of their route. You should probably do an update since the MTA is phasing out the Metro cards.
Good video to explain subway to tourists. Growing up in NYC, we all got used to taking the subway. The system is not as complicated as Tokyo's. Their system is still split between different complanies. Luckily, Google map was really good at showing what to take and transfer for tokyo metro. So easy to navigate tokyo.
The system itself is not complicated at all. In my opinion, as someone who has been to New York several times in my life and other cities where metro system are equally massive, the confusing thing about the NYC subway system is the map. The NYC subway is possibly the hardest to read among major cities.
I was in New York City for about 5 days. At first the subways were confusing and a bit intimidating. But after the 3rd day, I really started to get the hang of things! Tap & Go with your credit card is SO damn convenient. Now I’m back in California and kinda miss the NY subway system.
Ive lived in New Jersey 6 miles from the George Washington bridge my entire life....this is was the most informative and helpful video on the subways I’ve ever watched.
This is super useful. I can't wait to visit New York after the Pandemic calms down! My husband has been there and said the New York subway system is difficult to navigate compared to London. Thank you for making this guide 😀👍
And if you ever on the 4,5,6 (Better on the 6), you have the chance in seeing some train statins no longer in service. 18th Street (Between 14th street-Union Square, and 23rd Street), Worth Street (Between Canal Street and Brooklyn Bridge). Also if you did take the 6 train to the last stop in Manhattan (Brooklyn Bridge, try to see if you can stay on the train because you will be able to see the original City Hall station when it loops back to the uptown tracks. There's also some interesting train stations like Broadway Junction and Queensboro Plaza (Both are multi level elevated train stations).
Never been more grateful to live in Paris, the metro here is so simple yet so convenient it takes you absolutely everywhere in Paris and even outside the city. I feel like even if you're from another continent you can't get lost ahah cause everything is explained so well
the paris metro map looks like a bowl of spaghetti. Lines everywhere lol. lucky all you need to know is your location and your target location and there is probably a line that goes there. (specially true as a tourist, going from a hostel to a tourist landmark)
This is the story of my first visit of NYC from Europe. I decided to arrive to the city by New Jersey transit to avoid the super complex and expensive parking nightmare in the city. I remember I got off the train in Hoboken, opened Google Maps, and planned the 1-stop route to Manhattan. I visited every part of the station, I almost got stuck in the ferry terminal: no metro, no subway, no underground. It took me 15 minutes to figure out that I need to look for "Path"... 🤦♂️
One thing people need to know is that the map is not drawn to scale! Stops in Manhattan are 8 blocks apart whereas stops in the Bronx can be a mile apart .
These are good suggestive tips. However if someone does end up going the wrong direction instead of leaving the station, they can take the train (1-4 stops) to switch over within the system
One person I gave NYC subway directions to said, Oh, the Red Line!. We do not refer to the different lines by the colors on the map, ever. Don't refer to "red lie" or "yellow line" or any of the colors. That's just a way of keeping them easily identifiable on the map. Refer to them by their numbers 1,2,3, 4,5,6 or letters A,B.C, Z....etc..
I've visited NYC once and we sporadically decided to visit the WTC from Central Park. I searched how to do it via public transit in google maps and it told me exactly which train to get on and what time it was coming. I highly recommend this for anyone who knows nothing about the NYC subway but is capable of navigation via google maps.
You have to swipe your metrocard for the Staten Island Railway when entering or exiting at St, George or Tompkinsville stations! All other stations are free to enter / exit from.
Being from London and using our metro system (the tube) on a daily basis which is the oldest in the world, I was surprised when I visited NYC 2 years ago at how inefficient, dirty and outdated the NY subway system is.
London Underground 270 stations System length 250 miles London Population 8.9 million London Area 606sq miles NYC Subway 424 Stations System length 248 miles NYC population 8.4 million NYC Land area 300sq miles NYC is more densely populated, average subway station are closer between stops then in London, the NYC subway covers more compacted area of NYC. Average New Yorker lives relatively closer to a subway station then London. NYC subway is far cheaper to ride & conveniently runs 24/7. However it is more outdated, some stations are filthy, dirty walls, rats. It also has more homeless & sketchy people. London system is more expensive, it closes early 5 days a week as early as midnight, with only Friday & Saturday do some lines run 24 hours. However the system is far cleaner, safer, & more modern.
London Underground is like a 4 star hotel. It has all the bells and whistles, modern, clean, nice restaurant on the main floor.. NYC Subway is a 2 star hotel, it has outdated look, ugly stained rug, food is just a vending machine, & your next door neighbor is a prostitue with customers coming & going. The 4 star hotel cost $160 a night & the 2 star hotel cost $70 a night. At the end of the day it is a place to sleep, they both do the job, do you want the 4-star or 2-star?
You stated that only the shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central goes cross town. That’s not true. The 7 and L trains do as well. The L at 14th street is particularly effective, stopping at 8th, 6th, 4th, 3d and 1st avenues. The 7 is more limited but goes from Hudson Yards (10th ave), Times Square, 5th ave, Grand central - so further west than the L but only as Far East as 6/7 avenues
@@lie01234 Not really. The 7 is actually two levels down below the 4 5 6 and the shuttle runs one level up at the end of the mezzanine. If you wanna hop on the 7 you gotta go through the mezzanine, then down to the Lexington Avenue lines, then go down two flights of stairs and an escalator. The 7 is deep below Grand Central
Honestly I find transplants know more abput the entirety of the system then locals. Mpst locals just take the train to school/work or sometimes to downtown. I never took the J or Z trains until I was a grown adult 😅
@@stevenasante8662 The J train, fmrly the BMT 15/Jamaica Local, is the NYCTA's most familiar line to me, having ridden that the most, while living back there in 50's & most of 60's. From there, i learned to connect/transfer to other lines..
idk why but being from long island it just makes me proud to be from new york and actually know things abt it like i just feel special in the 20 million or so people who live here😭
4:37 - a third option if you mess up the Uptown vs Downtown and already paid: take the train anyway (even though it's going in the wrong direction) and get off in the next stop, especially if it is one with connections to other lines. There you switch directions (without having to leave and pay again) and then you are headed in the right direction for your intended destination. Will cost you about 5 more minutes, but you save the fare or even having to wait for the Unlimited card to unblock...
It’s always good to study where your going in advance. That’s my NYC tip for visitors. Know where the landmarks are and orient yourself. The WTC and ESB skyscrapers serve as markers of where you are.
I'm from Chicago but I LLLLLLUUUUUUUUUVVVVVVVV NYC and its crazy yet not so complicated subway system! I look forward to NYC subway system when I'm there no matter how dirty, crowded, noisy, busy and hot (WTH Union station - LOL!). Thanx for doing this especially for folks not from NY or familiar with major urban city public transportation systems. I actually never notice/learned the green railing and round light fixture tip until watching this. Thanx!!!
4:10 if your stuck on the opposite side and you can't switch without swiping again just take that train until you get to an express stop and then cross to the other side.
i spent 6 years in NYC from '91-'97. I learned so much about the bus system and the train/subway system! public transportation going in/coming out or traveling within is tremendous tool when experiencing, living the city!
It's powered by rats on a treadmill, lubricated with urine. I live in NYC. The subway is fabulous yet disgusting. It gets us where we are going, you just have to tune out all of that sensory experience. On a day when is 95 degrees out, like today, it's 15 degrees hotter in the stations. But the trains run frequently enough that you don't have to wait long.
@@BrightTripTravel Go down there on a hot summer day, and tell me I'm wrong. During covid they were shutting the system down overnight and cleaning it. What a difference.
@@markrichards6863 Let us not forget about the old 8 3rd Avenue Elevated line that used to run between Gun hill road 149 street 3rd Avenue Elevated line Webster Ave clearmount Avenue South Bronx until 1973.
The fare information will need to be updated at some point, especially since OMNY will be *the* fare medium for New York City Transit in less than 5 years. (We'll see exactly how things pan out for the MTA-operated suburban railroads, though OMNY is expected for them, as well.)
