NYC Subway for Dummies / Subway 101
Jun 7, 2009, 5:40 pm
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The problem with the subways is you need to loop through Manhattan to get to Brooklyn, and as noted above there is not a subway stop at LaGuardia.
Two ways out that I know of. The M60 bus to Astoria Ave and pre-plan your route from there. Or Q33 bus to Roosevelt Center and go from there.
Its kind of an adventure the first time, but is how I've done it for years. But you have to have some idea what you are going to ride because New York just moves fast. Check with the hotel what the closest stop is on what line and train, and work backwards from there. I'm sure the board will help you but we need a bit more information.
Two ways out that I know of. The M60 bus to Astoria Ave and pre-plan your route from there. Or Q33 bus to Roosevelt Center and go from there.
Its kind of an adventure the first time, but is how I've done it for years. But you have to have some idea what you are going to ride because New York just moves fast. Check with the hotel what the closest stop is on what line and train, and work backwards from there. I'm sure the board will help you but we need a bit more information.
Jun 8, 2009, 5:36 am
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It's been years since I bought a Metrocard at a Hudson Newsstand at LGA, but I remember they didn't have the denomination I wanted. So I'd go straight to the vending machines and save a few minutes. A metrocard is so very convenient that for four days of running around the city it's hardly worth the time of calculating how many fares you might use. How much are those hop-on/hop-off busses?
Just remember, 18 minutes is the minimum wait between card swipes in the subway or on a single bus route.
Just remember, 18 minutes is the minimum wait between card swipes in the subway or on a single bus route.
Jun 8, 2009, 10:05 am
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For an unlimited ride card. If you have a pay per ride card you can swipe it up to four times at one station so four people can use it. For the unlimited, each person will need their own card (or you need to wait 18 minutes between each person)
May 11, 2010, 11:53 pm
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I'm resurrecting this thread.
Anyway, I think I'm heading into NYC on Saturday and would like to pull the Adidas Store/Niketown double. I'm not sure if I've ever done it before, though I've thought about it, because the Adidas Store is on Broadway and Houston, and Niketown is at 57th and 5th.
I just went to mta.info and they actually found me direct rides from Grand Central Station to the Adidas Store on the 6 and back uptown to Niketown on the F. Is it really that simple?
Actually, it would be more simple if I remembered where I put any of my MetroCards.
Anyway, I think I'm heading into NYC on Saturday and would like to pull the Adidas Store/Niketown double. I'm not sure if I've ever done it before, though I've thought about it, because the Adidas Store is on Broadway and Houston, and Niketown is at 57th and 5th.
I just went to mta.info and they actually found me direct rides from Grand Central Station to the Adidas Store on the 6 and back uptown to Niketown on the F. Is it really that simple?
Actually, it would be more simple if I remembered where I put any of my MetroCards.
May 12, 2010, 12:06 am
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Yeah, you can take the 6 from GCT to Soho, and the F back uptown, but you've already looked at the map and figured this out, no?
May 12, 2010, 5:23 am
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Whenever using the subway on the weekend, log onto mta.info and check for service changes impacting any of the lines that you want to use. Construction is done on the weekends and the MTA can do some funky things with the lines.
May 12, 2010, 6:26 am
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May 12, 2010, 10:31 am
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I'd also recommend "Exit Strategy" if you're an iPhone user so you can ensure you'll be in the closest car to your exit or transfer when you reach your destination. Also great for maps surrounding the stations and a general subway map.
And if you don't have HopStop installed, the built-in Google maps can give you good directions for public transportation. Just tap the bus icon once the directions are entered.
And if you don't have HopStop installed, the built-in Google maps can give you good directions for public transportation. Just tap the bus icon once the directions are entered.
May 12, 2010, 12:01 pm
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I've merged this Subway 101 thread with the older Subway for Dummies thread that was already linked from the sticky as both contain some good general resources.
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Last edited by dstan; May 12, 2010 at 12:06 pm
May 12, 2010, 9:38 pm
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Yeah, but the thing is, I've always just assumed that since one store is in northern-ish Midtown and the other is in Soho, there would be no direct route. I think it's because in Boston, there would not be a direct route.
May 12, 2010, 9:56 pm
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May 13, 2010, 9:32 pm
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We New Yorkers aren't interested in competing with Boston
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