This 50th St. Subway Station, serviced by Eighth Ave. Local Lines (C,E trains), are incredibly…read moreawkward to use at this station. First, while C Train platforms in both directions are "basically," (i.e., they do require a step down,) E trains to both WTC and East Side/Queens require descent one more flight. Second, only the Downtown side is ADA compliant. That said, after going some distance from either street entrance to the fare control turnstiles, you must also go and an additional distance to reach the C platform. Unfortunately, MTA has no immediate plans for making the C Uptown / E East Side & Queens Platforms ADA compliant in the near future. Additionally, platform walls only have the blacked out ad space, making it just feel dismal to me. Outside the Downtown entry, behind the Customer Service booth, MTA installed in 1989 untitled artwork by American artist Matt Mullican, who often uses representative imagery within his pieces. This 68' long sandblasted, 68' long black granite wall creates a form of timeline for this location. After the period when only wildlife roamed, it leads to when a cabin and also reminds viewers that the third Madison Square Garden was located here for over 40 years until 1968. Unsure myself how to interpret all the icons employed in the final left block on the timeline. While there's a bullseye, don't believe it has anything to do with Target, which didn't appear in Manhattan until this century! Please message me on Yelp if you can figure what that panel is trying to say!

I was at this station in midtown several times during a recent trip to NYC. It's conveniently…read morelocated in Hell's Kitchen at 50th & 8th. I'll be back!

Located in Manhattan's Theater District, this station serves Subway trains C, E and 1…read more There are two sets of Exits with stairs leading up to 50th Street. I've taken 1 from Port Authority saving 10 minutes of foot traffic in busy Times Square that makes one stop to get here. Be careful of panhandler's and always watch your back, purses and cellphone. You're not guaranteed to see NYPD on patrol, and can't always rely on CCTV. Download the OMNY app, use Apple Pay or you can always use and reload your Metro card using the self-serve kiosks. Pro-Tip: NYC has been dealing with a lot of Immigrants on the loose. Be smart while commuting safely.

There are a couple of 50th Street stations and this is the one that serves the "1" train and is…read morelocated at West 50th Street and Broadway. It is deep in the theater district but with most of the theaters closed, there was very little traffic this evening when we departed. Each platform has same-level fare control at the center and there are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfer between directions. Each fare control area has a token booth, turnstile bank, and newsstand. The station is reasonably clean with minimal litter and decent lighting. There did not appear to be much security so we snapped our photos and departed swiftly. It is definitely showing some age with grubby walls and yellowing light fixtures. It is one of the oldest stations on the New York MTA, having opened in 1904 and it also one of the busiest, as it's located closest to Times Square. It was one of the original 28 stations of the subway between City Hall and 145th Street. Today, the station is on the 1 line (and the 2 line during late nights). It is not handicapped accessible and has only one platform level immediately below the street. There are two side platforms with four tracks. The two center lines are for express trains on the 2 and 3 lines and do not stop here. The northbound local platform has the 1 train with the next stop being 59th Street - Columbus Circle (towards 242nd Street) and the southbound local platform next stop is Times Square - 42nd Street (towards South Ferry). The station contains the artwork Liliana Porter's Alice, The Way Out, a series of mosaics installed in 1994 depicting characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. [Review 15703 overall - 295 in New York - 1207 of 2021.]

Station was clean and paying the fair of $3.00 was easy and convenient with a tap credit card.read more

This is one of the hub stations for B Line, D Line, and E Line. The vending machines are convenient…read moreto use, you can buy single rides or recharge metro cards using cash or credit card. I feel the smell outside the station is quite gross.

The Subway is a great way to get around if you know what you're doing. It can be crowded and…read moreconfusing for the first timer. The subway is well used by locals and visitors. Agents can help you figure things out.

Lots of trains and lots of music. Obviously not the cleanest station. Expect long walk to…read moretransfer for some lines. I think there are some nice mosaic art pieces to see. But it's most interesting to always see a crowd gathering for the varied musicians. A mix of tourists and NYC commuters pause for a smile.

The subway is here to save you from walking or taking a taxi. And that's what we did today -…read morepicking up an N train for three stops instead of walking a mile and a half. Worth it for $2.75. The station opened on July 10, 1919. It was remodeled in 1973 and that's why you'll see those glazed red brick walls. Located at West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in midtown, there is an elevator from the street for northbound trains only. It is inside 745 7th Avenue building, NE corner of 7th Avenue and 49th Street. Other entrances are stairs only. The station has four tracks with two side platforms. The inner two tracks are for express trains that don't stop here. The four separate platform level fare controls include the usual ticket kiosks and turnstiles. There is no crossover or crossunder here. The next stop on the northbound local train is 57th Street. The next stop on the southbound local train is Times Square / 42nd Street. [Review 15667 overall - 260 in New York - 1171 of 2021.]

This subway station can get pretty busy. It lets you off about a block away from Radio City and…read moreRockefeller Center. During the holidays it's definitely hectic. There a bunch of stores and restaurants as soon as you get out as well. It's one of the better stations considering all of the traffic thru here, as far being clean and safe. There are count down clocks here as well which I think is or is very close to being standard in all of the stations. I think there are two exits here I have only used the one that lets you out right at 49th St. There is a small store here too in the station which is convenient. Drinks, snacks, newspapers, lotto, etc. It's not open 24 hours though and I don't believe on the weekend either.

Serviced at all times by the 1 train, this 50th Street Broadway Local Subway Station dates back to…read more1908. Although it has had several renovations over the years, it still maintains much of its original historic style, with small updates including the Argentinian artist Lilliana Porter's 1994 mosaics "Alice: The Way Out," an homage to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, due the station being nested in the Broadway theater district where several theatrical adaptations have been performed dating back to 1947. Many iconic characters from the tale will be easily recognized by young and old. Given this station provides subway access to the heavily trodden Theater District and other entertainment, shopping, hotels, and offices, it could benefit from MTA installing an elevator! People who cannot easily navigate the stairs, such as with strollers, carriages, or wheelchairs cannot easily use this subway station! MTA make this 50th Street and Broadway Subway Station accessible to everyone!

If you need to get to the theater district take the 1 train to the 50th St station. You can see…read moremurals created by Liliana Porter.

This train station has elevator access which is great for those that need it. There's also plenty…read moreof ways to get to the train in this area. This is the orange line plus the 7 train. It's pretty clean and has some of cops and workers observing, making it feel safer.

Ended up being the closest subway station to our hotel in midtown Manhattan, the 42 street - Bryant…read morePark station consists of two different stations, one for the IRT Flushing Line and one for the IND Sixth Avenue Line. My wife and I used this station as our gateway to get to other parts of Manhattan and ultimately to get back to JFK airport. The NYC subway system originally operated as three separate, competing companies [IRT - Interborough Rapid Transit; BMT - Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit; IND - Independent Subway System] before unifying in 1940. Numbered trains represent former IRT lines, whereas Lettered trains represent former BMT and IND trains. The Flushing Line platform (1 island platform with 2 tracks) opened in 1926 as part of the IRT. It now services the 7 train. The Sixth Avenue Line station (2 island platform with 4 tracks) opened in 1940 as part of the IND. It now services the B, D, F, and M trains. An underground passageway between the two stations was completed in 1971, allowing for free in-system transfers. The complex is the 13th busiest station in the system.

This was the MTA subway station that I used when I had a volunteer shift at a NYRR event inside…read moreCentral Park. The F train runs through 6 Av for most of midtown Manhattan. Getting off here had me just 2 blocks south of the park. Lately, it would seem that this station was a bit cleaner and better maintained. One of my favorite ramen shops was right around the corner of this station on W 56th St.

A perfectly adequate MTA station, 57th Street is located at the intersection with Seventh Avenue…read more It served by the N and Q trains at all times, the R train at all times except late nights, and the W train on weekdays. It might sometimes be called Midtown - 57th Street in some references and is directly adjacent to Carnegie Hall. The station is completely handicapped accessible, which I found helpful today as I was dragging my rollaboard and not interested in going down a flight or two of stairs. Surprisingly, the elevator did NOT smell of pee! The mezzanine level has the usual fare controls including ticketing kiosks and turnstiles. There is another elevator down to the platform level. For a station that is over 100 years old (it opened in 1919), I found it reasonable clean and well lit. Better than many of the MTA stations on Manhattan. [Review 15720 overall - 310 in New York - 1224 of 2021.]

Modern looking train station at Hudson Yards and glad that the 7 train extended all the way here as…read moreit is very convenient given there are no other trains stop over there and it is a very long walk from the next closest train station or waiting for the bus. It has 5 escalators at the main entrance and it is steep walk up /down if they don't work or being repaired. Elevator available for those with accessibility needs. Staff available at the station if any questions or if one needs help with refilling or purchasing at the machines. Crews clean the trains as they pull in. Watch your step while boarding and in the station as it does get slippery when wet esp during rain and snow.

You know I never been to this station in my life. Its actually really beautiful and my photos show…read moreit no justice. I didn't realize how steep that escalator was jesus. Theres also some cute artwork on the ceilings and such. I should have taken my camera out for that but that ride going up made me very dizzy. I really wish this train stop was around when I was a teen. I cant imagine having to walk up steps thought. You're seriously so underground. I'm not sure if I saw any elevators here, I hope for ADA reasons.

In the early 2000s worked in the Citigroup Center above this Lexington & 53rd St station, serviced…read moreby the 8th Avenue Local E train and 6 Avenue trains which headed to Queens via Queens Plaza (after the route swap F train during weekdays 6 AM to 9:30 PM, M all other times), which has an in-station transfer to the 51st St Station for the Lexington Ave. Local Line 6 train. For those in-station transfers, you're required to do a lot of going up or down then another up or down depending. I always feel the configuration somehow could be structured more efficient for passenger. With all that, the station is normally provides ADA compliant accessibility, but not sure what the temporary situation is given there's elevator work underway until early 2026. In Lexington Avenue fare zone Mezzanine to the E,F,M Platform, MTA installed Brooklyn-born Abstract painter Al Held's 2004 "Passing Through," long bright mosaics based on his watercolor works. One wall has flows like yellow ribbons, the opposite wall provides interactive colorful geometric shapes and swirls, intertwined with a 3-D appearance. Each piece seems to accompany your movement through the space. Apparently, this station has Nina Yankowitz's 1989 "Tunnel Vision" with hand-painted ceramic tiles, but I think it's covered up while MTA's doing work.

This review is not just for this station its for all of the nyc line. I've been living in NY all…read moremy life. They say improvements are being made but it just keeps getting worse. There are constant delays and to top it off its forever dirty. Ive been to several countries now where the price is half of the mta and the subways are actually cleaned. Do better mta.