Metro Transportation Authority
Category: Public Transportation [Edit]
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen460 W 34th St
(between 10th Ave & Dyer Ave)
New York, NY 10001 (212) 736-2765
- Nearest Transit:
34th St-8th Ave (A, C, E)
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I am in total amazement at this underground and overground engineering miracle that transports gazillion people around the venerable city of NY,NY through a web of tunnels and tracks. The subway system is like a hidden universe right under our feet (or over our heads, depending on the neighborhood). And it's cheap! And even better, the natives are downright pleasant.
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I love riding the subway everytime I come to NYC. It's cheap ($2 a ride), pretty fast, efficient, and easy to get around this huge city using this system. Being from the Bay Area, CA, it's night and day. Although I don't live in SF, from my experience, SF's got nothing on the NYC subway system and transportation. You can use your metro ticket for the bus or the subway. I don't think samtrans, muni, and bart are connected like that back in SF.
The subways have been around for a long long time so they are kinda old, the stations are kinda dirty (my friend won't sit on any benches or lean on any walls when at the stations), but all in all, it's awesome to be able to zip around the city using the subway. When traffic is bogged down up on the streets, the subways are usually all still moving fast.
Lastly, for the art lovers, you start noticing that some stations (perhaps the busier ones?) had artists come and decorate the station walls. Some have cool paintings on the walls, others have images built from different colored tiles, some have sculptures in them - they are all interesting. You never know what you'll see on the wall when your subway pulls into your stop.
Much to my surprise, upon seeing a transient peeing on the stairs, the security did not bother to kick out the urinating man. Instead, the security guard just screamed at him to "Pull your %$#@#&*$ed pants up."
How many damned ROTDs could did this subway get anyway? (Fellow Oaklander JT F.'s being the best of course).
Extra stars for the cockroaches that are large enough to seen from the top of a flight of stairs.
Ah, to be able to live without a car because your public transit is actually useful....
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If you don't give the Metro 5 stars, you haven't been to SF. We need a subway like this. New Yorkers know how to do it right.
For a few bucks, I can take the Met everywhere. That in itself is frickin awesome.
I mean, there are a few shady people after 10PM, but you would expect that. And sometimes it smells, but you're underground with the rats, you would expect that, too.
Without a doubt 5 stars for efficiency, ingenuity, and convenience. Period.
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The MTA is one of those things I took for granted while living in New York.
I never really had to take a bus (I think I literally did once) in the 6+ years I lived there, and it was because of the amazing efficiency of the system. It takes you anywhere you need to get to, and it runs all night.
AND...since the seats are plastic, it's easy to hose those suckers down with some bleach, and they're good to go. You can see whatever wet stuff is on them because it doesn't sink in (see SF BART note below).
After moving to San Francisco, one of the things I immediately started missing the most (besides Mamoun's Falafel and real Italian Food) is without a doubt the subway. In SF there is a combination of buses (not enough of them, and half the time they are overcrowded as everyone climbs in the back doors without paying), MUNI train (not very comprehensive), and BART (absolutely filthy...carpeted *gag, cringe* seats that have all kinds of body soil stains on them and probably lice).
Also, SF trains stop running around midnight, and even then, "OWL" buses only come very sporadically.
I would give anything to have the subway back! Hail the E and F trains!
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It's relatively easy to ride the subway and best of all, it's cheap. It runs all across the city and the trains are plentiful 24 hours a day. Riding on the subway in NY makes me appreciate BART a lot more. BART may be more expensive and it doesn't always run as often as the MTA, but at least the trains are relatively clean and we have softer seats. I can't say that about the MTA but it did make life much easier when I was in NYC. The only thing I didn't get about the whole subway systems was their lack of maps. Seriously, these should be around so people can pick them up and look at their own leisure. Also, their exits and entrances are the same so forget about riding it at rush hour! Holy crap...insanity.
Also, where else can you smile at a cutie from across the tracks and get the same reaction? That alone is priceless. Thank you random cute stranger listening to your iPod on the Uptown 2 Train for making my day. I was the girl waiting for the Downtown 2 Train across the tracks. You just made my entire trip. Too bad we don't live in the same city or we could discuss what you were listening to.
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I miss you soooo much. It's driving me crazy. I used to ride you all over the place. Since I love upstate, now you are a tool of fright, as I try to get country people to ride you without having a panic attack. I miss you the most 4 and the D a little bit.
People unfairly judge you to this day, even AFTER the 12th anniversary of Money Train. No, non-city resident, subway cars usually do not flip over 17 times and Wesley Snipes is NOT riding motorcycles on the tracks. You WILL NOT see J.Lo in the subway today.
I just wanna ride you. All day, everyday...I miss you. Upstate sucks because you're not here.
Tourists...don't be afraid.
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Compared to the MUNI is San Francisco, the subway is a goddamn DREAM COME TRUE. It's amazing all the places I can go with the several lines that are within a few blocks of my humble Brooklyn apartment.
Even though the stations are dirty and rat-infested, and the air is stale and humid, the trains themselves run alllll the time and are air conditioned! Hooray!
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You and I have a love hate relationship. I love that you take all over the city and run all night. I can get from Brooklyn to the Bronx in a little over an hour. But baby your delays and route changes drive me crazy. And the fact that nothing is ever announced drives me absolutely crazy.
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dear subway-
i'd like to tell you why i love thee. your station doesn't smell the best nor is its temperature pleasant, but dammit you're easy! your trains come and they come often. nothing seems to be out of your reach!!! you are cool and not the popped collar kind of cool (because we all know that isn't cool at all); but the coolness that only the cool kids have. you run all night and save me the hassle of having to take a cab and risking yet another fight with an nyc cabbie! your patrons could give a fuck. they keep to themselves and don't try to chit chat with one another. they won't even say anything to me when i decide to use one of your poles to fling my tall mass around! they won't attempt to silence me if i decide to sing "like a virgin" out of key either! they look on at me with annoyance, and i love them for it! did i mention how cheap you are! i love that you are $2 regardless of how long or how far you have to take me! i wish the bay area rapid transit would pick up what you're throwin' down! oh subway, i love you! i love your plastic seats and plastic floors. you may have mysterious wet spots from time to time, but they're easily visible, and just as easily cleaned!! :D you carry germs but nothing a little hand sanitizer won't cure. oh subway, i love you. oh subway, i miss you......
loves always and soon to be yours again,
kristin
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I have a seriously dysfunctional relationship with my subway system. I'm like the wife who keeps getting hit by her husband, but still loves him and comes back anyway when he's not drunk. But you see...
You just don't know him when he's good:
- $2 a ride is still better than $4 a gallon or taking a cab and sitting through New York City Traffic.
- The people watching is great. And you can listen to people make music, just for your entertainment.
- I don't need to carry around pockets full of tokens anymore.
- I have fond memories from when I was short enough to duck under the turnstile and no one cared.
- I get more reading done here than anywhere else. And I can sort of meditate (read: wake up) before getting to work, so I can function like a machine there.
- Walking to Queens takes a lot longer.
- He can go all night. My ex, Boston, could never do that.
- He'll take you almost anywhere in the city. I mean really, do you really want to go to Staten Island? If a tryst with the Ferry is your thing, then by all means go for it. But I'm just not that kind of hypothetically beaten wife.
But yeah, sometimes, he gets a little drunk, and then I have to deal with:
- Drunk people.
- Smelly people.
- Smelly people who are smelly because they shit themselves as they walk into the train, and then announce this to us all. And then sit down next to me. And then ask why I am moving to the next car.
- That guy in the corner, masturbating.
- The jerk leaning on the pole when a crowd of people need something to hold on to.
- The teenage/20-something girl with her cell phone on speaker loudly talking about exactly why, like, her day, like, totally sucked. It was, like, un-like-believable. Like. Totally. OMG.
HEY, wait a minute, I'm not an abused wife! And those things aren't MTA's fault. Those are all due to crappy/smelly/anti-social New Yorkers. What does the MTA do to irk me then? Well, some trains are less reliable than others, the construction never stops (but on a system older than time, so I suppose my safety thanks you for that?). And now the odd bonus dollar amounts can be annoying. But those are more minor inconveniences for a grand service.
The bottom line is, it gets me where I want to go, usually on time (and when I'm late, it's my own fault for not leaving earlier). It's an easy system to manage, it goes practically everywhere, and it's better than not having a subway system.
(Also, I like the unique stations. Under the Museum of Natural history: dinosaur bones. At 5th Ave: they used to have all Apple ads. 23rd St: mosaic hats from days of yore. 34th St: that cool sound device. Times Sq. Shuttle: the only platform you can get a permit to shoot a film on and control the train. And so many more.)
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Ah, the New York City Subway: the perpetrator of the New York attitude. I discovered this most unceremoniously Memorial Day weekend during my recent visit.
What do you get when you put the brazen, tough, intensely focused, the hungry, the busy and overworked all stuffed like sardines into the Can? Add the largest composition of nationalities (e.g., Jews, Russians, Italians, Puerto Ricans, Chinese, Koreans, Irish, Haitians, Cubans, African Americans and Jamaicans) - the biggest melting pot in the world. Then, add the eclectic, the homeless, artists, mouth-breathers and the young and the old and just the plain loud. Yeah, let's just stuff them all in together. No problem!
It is also the angst of stock brokers, business owners, elderly, merchants, shoppers and confused visitors all fighting their way to and from the sliding door when it opens at a stop. And, of course, the inside is improperly ventilated. Always! (Hold your breath every 10 seconds and turn your nostrils as close to the windows as you can as you reek of passengers.) Sweat and body odor, all pushed up against you. Craziness! You call this a way of life. I called it survival, folks! And what, you think you wouldn't have an attitude from this?!
Thank you MTA for the experience and the ride of my life. You gotta a problem with that?!
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When I ride the subway today, it's alot different than what it was like ten, fifteen years ago, when I was a kid. the changes occured gradually that I hardley noticed...
we cannot move from car to car anymore. If you get into an overstuffed car or a stinky car you are stuck untill the doors open again.
I donno about othe lines but the train to my station turned from B to W to D in a matter of (what seemed like) days
also, many trains went digital, but not mine (the one I use to get home and work)
the token is a distant past history vagely remembered. now you just swipe the card
graffitti is completely gone
but the people riding the trains didn't change.
there are still people sleep throughout the ride
still kids who talk and laugh very loud
still pan handlers (although MU CH fewer) who harrass you (actually the last fifty tmes I took the train I haven't even seen one harrasser)
still bad musitians (and some great ones) playing at stations
still people giving out pamphlets telling you that jesus loves you
still big families with lots of little kids and a baby carrige taking up seats
still folks reading newspapers (some bring along novels)
but now, in addition to all that, you also see tons of ipods, psp, gameboys & more
I wish I could compare it to other transit systems, but I can't. I never saw other places If I do, I'll review them here. I promise.
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For all the New Yorkers complaining about the MTA, try hanging out in Philly for a few days and enduring the hot dirty mess that is our SEPTA system. You've got it pretty good, people.
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A W E S O M E
This was during our first day out here in NY and subsequently got lost after already swiping our metro card through. When we figured out we were on the wrong platform, like idiots we exited and now were locked out for the gratuitous 15 minute waiting period.
So you have a couple of Asians that look dumb and lost and an MTA rep walks by and sees us looking like a pair of pitiful girls.
"You guys lost?"
We told her we were trying to get downtown and had accidentally swiped our cards earlier and were locked out.
She looked at both of us and said we were on the right platform and the train that had taken off earlier on front of our faces WAS the correct train. I must have had the worst face on, because she started to crack up.
"What."
"Oh my gawd, honey, you should have seen your face," she mentioned, laughing. "Here, honey, come here."
So saying, she led us both over to the black grates and pulled out her keys and let us in.
"There you go, no go straight down and get on either of the A-C and that will take you down there," holding open the door.
This was the best representation of customer service I've ever received at an MTA station and after telling this story to other New Yorkers, they were even slightly surprised.
The 7 day unlimited Metrocard was the best investment I made on this trip and highly recommend it to anyone coming to this cool city.
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Egypt had the Pyramids. Rome had the Aquaduct. New York has the MTA.
Coming from the woefully inadequate MARTA system in Atlanta, I had to deal with a pretty steep learning curve. But once I figured what the hell uptown and downtown meant, getting around was pretty effortless. I suggest getting an unlimited metrocard which is good for both the subway and buses.
This system goes everywhere. It is clean and you don't have to wait all that long for your train or most buses. I'd suggest checking out a map and learning the ins and outs if you're visiting. I dove in head first and was pretty confused for a while.
My only complaint has to do with the buses. It seemed like every bus I got on went out of service after a few blocks. That could be a problem if I lived in NYC but I didn't mind walking the few extra blocks while visiting.
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There's nothing like it in Southern CA. It's convenient, affordable, and the only way to go when visiting. Once you ride a couple times, it becomes way easy. I would never be able to drive around this city...driver's are crazy here!
I have to say all Customer Service people I encountered were super rude...but everyone says, thats just the way it is...so try to figure out your problems yourself if possible!
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Coming from London and the horror of the London Underground, the NY Metro is a pleasant change. It serves its main prupose well - the trains are generally reliable, quite regular, run 24 hours and can get you to virtually anywhere you need to go in town.
There could be better signposting, especially of exits for out of towners and buying tickets can be confusing for first-timers. I've also heard some of the ticket vendors be very rude to tourists, which is a real shame as I've generally found Americans to be hospitable hosts in general.
Portland though still has the best public transport system in the USA in my opinion.
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Other mass transit systems may be cleaner, brighter and newer. There are surely LOTS of improvements that should be made to this 100 year old miracle in motion. It sucks when there's another fare hike, unfulfilled promises, trains that seem like they'll never arrive, and then when they do you can't fit into them. But if you've ever spent time anywhere else with a public transit system at all, you begin to appreciate the good 'ol MTA's prices, 24-hour operation and ability to reach pretty much any corner of the City. It really is an amazing system, and considering its age, it's impressive it's still running at all. Way to go MTA!
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Fast, cheap and dirty. Three stars for making it out alive.
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Best public transportation system in the country, hands down. Plus, you get to see nature up close and personal when the rats run between the rails.
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Coming from SF let me just say that the MTA should get nothing short of 5 stars. I've ridden the L, the Tube, Bart, and Muni. Yes, many of the stations are eyesores and there are some deplorable characters riding as well, but here's the thing.... It's cheap, it's open 24 hours and it works and gets you where you need to be in a timely fashion. Pretty much everything the Muni and Bart here in SF aren't. Hopefully at some point the City will restore the stations, but they better not touch the service.
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The subway makes me feel ...stabby.
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Yeah it's crusty..there are stalactites hanging from the ceiling at some stops. And it's crowded and can be confusing. But unlike BART in the SF Bay Area, people actually work here that will talk to you and give you helpful information when you need it. Last time I took the train uptown there were these dudes and a young kid with a boom box dancing on the train like something out of a movie. It's cheaper than a cab and faster than walking. If you aren't sure where the subway is, you can find it when you hear the woosh of the trains underfoot while walking down the street. Even a newb like me was able to figure it out and take the subway to where I need to go (ok, hopstop.com helped with that too). Overall rating: All kinds of awesome.
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Alright, you smell.
But I still freakin love you.
I pay $81 hard earned dollars a month and I get to jump on you and off you whenever I please.
Once, last month, I used you 7 times in one day to run errands and had a blast.
You see, I've been riding your Bus. From the LES to Union Square and back. Then your M9 to Battery Park. Then a couple of times a week from Greenpoint to the JMZ if your G isn't going to come for another 45 minutes. Then the M1 from midtown to downtown. And then one day coming from South Queens, you dropped me off in the middle of Roosevelt Island.
Sure, you aren't the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro, but whatever, man.
I even took the bus FROM JFK airport to Broadway Junction then back to Manhattan. Boy, that took awhile but I saved $55 in cab money. And then, I took you again from Queens to La Guardia.
My ass has been parked on many a benches around the world. I've rode the Hong Kong subway, Portland's T, Boston's MBTA, BART, Barcelona Metro, the Paris Metro and you are the best one out of all. Okay, so Hong Kong's is way cleaner and technologically advanced, but screw it, has it been around for 100 years and as cheap and mostly reliable as you? Hong Kong is the Dockers pants engineer and you're just fucking punk rock.
You see, I appreciate you MTA and I have nothing but smiles and sweetness for the hard working people that get you roaring out from that dark tunnel to greet us everyday.
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The subway is effing awesome. I have certainly seen cleaner, but it's fantastic being able to get anywhere in NYC for cheap, payed 7.50 for about 20 rides. Obviously I had no where to be in particular at a certain time so I can't rate as far as scheduling goes, but it could be worse.. you could live in SD where urban sprawl has made public transportation a nightmare.
SOME THINGS ABOUT ME AND THE MTA [A-Z with a few jumps in between]
A.) I am the loser New Yorker who, whenever the train is slightly empty, goes to the map and studies it with awe.
B.) "It's like a whole world! But underground!" I don't know how many times I've said that.
C.) I love the feeling of getting OFF the subway and emerging into the city above ground. You become somewhat dislocated every time. It's an incredible five-second experience.
D.) Nothing makes me smile more than three mexicans in cowboy hats singing La Bamba.
E.) Once you learn the subway system, you feel like you are step closer to becoming a New Yorker. It's an intrinsic aspect of the New York identity.
F.) When you are drunk, and you sing in the stations, the acoustics are amazing!
1.) Don't be a pussy. The subway is dirty. It runs 24/7. Get over it.
2.) Seeing a rat indoors is good luck. Cherish it.
3.) If you see something, say something! My friend once told me about a guy who showed the insides of his bag to her. In it was a fifth of jack daniels and a hand gun. He told her he was working for the CIA, and that "we" were all in trouble. If she would have said something, she could have received a substantial monetary reward.
G.) Nobody in Manhattan rides the G train. It doesn't come here. In that case, I'll write about buses. A lot of my friends are scared to ride the buses, but if you ever need to get across town, they are your best bet. Plus, they have free transfers to-and-from the subways! You can't lose! If you are walking, and a bus passes you, pull out that Metrocard and hop on until you are close to the next subway stop!
4.) MTA will take you to LaGuardia. It's a slight pain in the ass, but for two dollars, get over it.
5.) People who refuse to ride the subway tend to also be the kind of people who refuse to try new foods.
6.) If you routinely make the same trip, memorize what end of the station you exit, then you can get to that end of the train before it even picks you up. It can save you at least three minutes of time, and when you're in a hurry in New York City, three minutes is a life saver.
J.) During winter, you can limit the amount you have to walk in the cold outdoors by figuring out which exit in the subway is closest to your destination.
L.) Give subway musicians a break. The only ones that should creep you out are the old asian guys with the violin-stick things. I will never be okay with them. Other then that, the musicians are usually entertaining (if not for their music, their weirdness).
M.) Metrocards should be thrown out when they are used up. We don't like the people that clog the turnstiles because they are going through every old Metrocard in their wallet, trying to find the one that still has credit.
N.) I have had dreams about remodeling the subway stations. I have great ideas for this, and when I become rich (because I will be rich), I will donate tons of money to the subway's remodeling. I'm being completely serious.
Q.) Hopstop.com is a great resource for people who still don't know how to get around in the city. It works like mapquest, only it assumes you will be taking subways and walking instead of driving. Print out it's directions, and then simply follow the signs in the subway station. You can't go wrong. If you get lost, ask somebody! Us New Yorkers aren't as rude as the world makes us out to be.
R.) I've been on subways in London, Paris, and Chicago. New York's subway is by far the dirtiest and smelliest. It is by far the CHEAPEST. It is the only one that runs 24 hours. It is the most complex, and most ingenious!
7.) This party-animal girl who lives in my building (originally from Brooklyn) once passed out drunk on the subway at 3 in the morning. A middle-aged woman and a younger man carried her up, found out where she lived, and hailed her a taxi and paid for her to get home.
S.) Metrocard machines are very easy to use and display in multiple languages. You know you are an avid MTA user when you can buy a metrocard in a foreign language.
V.) I once bought a snickers for a dollar from a boy selling them on the train. It was the best snickers I've ever had.
W.) Why does NYU have advertisements in subway trains? Anybody?
Z..) If you ever have a chance to pause and people-watch in the subway stations, please do. People behave at their most ridiculous state when they are underground.
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"Crap for sale!!!"
"No thanks"
"Ok ok ok, if you pay more I'll give you chocolate..."
"..um...ok"
"Hahahahahahaha, syke, it's still just Crap...enjoy!"
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I think I speak for many subway riders when I say that I'm disgusted by the current state of the MTA. I have to wonder where our increased fares and tax money is going, because there are no real improvements underground--only decline. In a city as busy, modern and densely populated as NYC, fast, reliable and punctual subway service is a categorical must. Our livelihood depends on it.
Let me describe a recent incident that exemplifies subway riding in NYC on any given day (and allow me to call myself an expert here, as I have been riding these trains for 25 years).
On Saturday, at 12:55 a.m., when people want nothing more than to return home --and deserve to return home, as they have already paid their fare--I watch an anarchistic-like scene unfold at the Union Square L stop. Every 30 seconds, new bodies shuffle into the station, adding to the swelling crowd of waiting passengers. How many have collected down there is hard to say. There are so many that people are forced to wait on the stairway. There's more than a single train can fit, that is for sure. Ten minutes pass, fifteen, twenty, and there are no announcements. When one is finally made, it's barely audible. Tired, worn-out faces turn to one another. "Did you hear what he said?" "No, I didn't."
We stand, feet cramping, backs aching, uncertain of when our train is arriving and how long we would have to stand. And I say stand, because there are never enough benches in a stations. Just as there are never enough maps on display.
Finally, twelve more agonizing minutes later, a train pulls in. I feel sorry for the people that left minutes earlier, giving up on waiting. Had someone made an announcement that a train was arriving, they would have waited. I'm glad that I did. People pile in, pushing, shoving, screaming at each other. The doors close, and the train moves for about 4 seconds, then jerks violently to a stop. Silence. With doors closed and no announcement, we continue to wait -- this time, inside the train. Claustrophobia and bad smells ensue.
Eventually, the train moves and I am overcome with a wave of relief. This is ridiculous. You shouldn't be "relieved" to be on a functioning train, like you're in some developing country. And yet, this is a constant feeling that one experiences when riding the MTA. Wait, more wait, more agonizing wait, metro-cards that read "slide again" over and over, as you watch your train pull out of the station, surly workers who will never give you a straight answer, inaudible announcements, black soot and grime so thick it looks like cotton on the ceilings.
The MTA has been giving itself a lot pats on the back for rolling out new trains with electronic messages. But let me tell you: these are frivolouIs, cosmetic improvements. Give me back the graffiti-covered trains of the '80s in exchange for punctual, reliable service. Just get me home, ok? Is that too much to ask.
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i've been to new york city 3 times now and had no problems on the subway system. You should be thankful you have a subway that runs 24 hours! We don't have that in Boston.
The express trains are quite nice as well, we don't have those either!!!!!
Stop complaining New Yorkers! Your system isn't that bad.
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If you were in a relationship where the other person was loud, filthy, always late, misled you, left you out in the cold and rain without notice, is rude, doesn't care when you voice your concerns, fell back on promises to improve, and siphoned money off of you for dubious reasons, then asked for more, would you give them 5 stars because of that romantic feeling you have when you're with them?
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4.5 STARS! (minus half a star due to the stench in the stations)
Why can't every city have the functionality and efficiency of the MTA?
SF Muni sux!
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IMO we have the best transit system in the world ever.
Fast and easy.
MTA workers also are "fast and easy" afterhours when they switch thier uniforms for risque clothing and go home to the projects in Hunts' Point.
They are the most rude, ignorant, lazy people I've ever encountered in New York. I guess if I had a job I knew I couldn't lose because of the color of my skin, and great benefits, I'd be lazy and obnoxious too.
Classy for sure.
Recommended for: Getting where you need to go (minus insane cabbies).
Service 3, Quality 4, Reliability 4.
Many of you didn't believe it, so here I am putting it on yelp for all the world to see. I, Sean T, rode THE BUS! Yes ladies and gentlemen, I sat in a seat and road the bus today/yesterday, for the 2nd time in my entire life.
No, no standing ovation is needed, and please close your mouths as we don't want flies to fly in. NYC has by far the best public transit system in the US with respect to both frequency and coverage - the subway's and buses cover a good majority of the city.
Sure the subways may be grimy (especially when it rains) and there are odd people on the bus or subway, and if it rains 1 drop, there may be delays - but its still much better than many other cities.
Why the fourth star, because it only cost $2 to go anywhere regardless of distance. While I enjoy walking to wherever I need to go, I don't hesitate to take the MTA to where I want to be, theoretically when I want to be there.
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Can't argue with popular opinion. It gets you everywhere and if you're lucky you might even spot Master Splinter or several of his cousins.
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$2 gets you from the Bronx to the Battery and then some. MUNI could learn a hell of a lot on how to efficiently transport people in a city one-fourth of its size.
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Its Saturday night, 5:00pm and I'm waiting for the E train at the World Trade Center stop, heading uptown. Need to be at 42nd Street by 5:30, and there's enough time. First, need to replenish my Metrocard so let me use....nope this machine is broken. Let me use this....nope, this machine is broken too. So let me....wait, only ONE machine is working out of four???? No choice but to wait.
Ahh at least the E train is waiting for me. Uh oh, what the hell is the announcer saying? Of course I can't hear it, so let me ask the conductor what's going on. Whoopsies, apparently 200 other people thought the same thing and are around him. What? Some straggler is on the tracks up ahead? So no A/C/E train running uptown? Greeeeeeeaaaaattttt......Time to hit the 2/3 train.
Yay I'm here, I'm.....uh oh, yet another announcement: "We apologize for the inconvenience but please exit here for shuttle service to South Ferry. This is the last stop for the 1 train going to South Ferry." Wow, what a pain in the....here comes my express 2/3 train, woohoo!!! screw those people!
Hey, why are we stopping at Canal? What? The 2 train is running local?? NOOOO!!!!! I need to be at 42nd Street in 8 minutes, lets get going!!
So i was only 10 minutes late, getting to where I had to be at 5:40. I hate taking the subway during the weekend, when they decide to do routine maintenance the day you need to be somewhere important.
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As I have remarked in previous reviews I have been to NYC several times as a tourist. Part of the NYC city experience is to use the subway. You can get anywhere in NYC and surrounding areas that you want for $2. Or if you are going to use it a lot, get a 3 day, week, or month pass and use it to your hearts content. Yes, the subway system is filthy, but so is NYC. You can count on the fact that the subway system is always reliable and you can get from anywhere to anywhere anytime inexpensively. During my trips to NYC, less taking car services and taxi's to and from the airport, I have used the subway system extensively and highly recommend it.
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