This was one of the funner stations as it had some killer mosaics. Despite many of the reviews, the…read morerare, elusive Hipsters were nowhere to be found. It was an average level of dirty for the subway but was otherwise okay. It was disappointing that I could not spot any migratory hipsters but I am sure there were plenty above ground with soul patches and drinking PBR

The Bedford Avenue station is a very busy subway station in Williamsburg. It is the second busiest…read morestation in Brooklyn. It first opened 100 years ago in 1924. Imagine how many people have ridden on the L Line as one of the first segments of the underground Canarsie Line over the past 100 years. Amazing! No Less Than Everything Comes Together. Going back and forth from Williamsburg to Prospect Heights meant a lot of trips from this station through Manhattan. I don't think I'll ever understand why there still isn't a way to get from Brooklyn to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. Yet, it allowed me to discover a series of beautiful mosaics by Marcel Dzama. The Sun. The Moon. The Sky. All connected in No Less Than Everything Comes Together by Marcel Dzama. The mosaics are so interesting and detailed. Dzama cites that he was influenced by the great Dada movement artist, Marcel Duchamp, but the mosaics remind me more of the Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudi. Either way, the mosaics are so fun and playful. Take a few minutes on your vacation or your daily commute to enjoy the whimsical dancers, the sun, the moon and a few historical characters that all play a part in the mosaics in the underground Bedford Avenue Subway.

Architecturally, Grand Central is gorgeous. Inside you're…read moretreated to a massive lobby with iconic steps and balcony. It's a marvel to behold when you're in it. It's a big station so it can be a bit daunting at first but you have signs and proper directions to get you where you need to go. I'd suggest for first-timers to arrive early and take your time. You don't want to rush through here.

I guess the first thing you'll want to know is how I ended up dragging myself out of bed to catch…read morethe damn F train to 47 Rockefeller Plaza almost in the middle of the night, sure felt like it at 4:45AM. It was freezing, or maybe it was warm, maybe it was my cold, but it felt cold as hell anyway because who the hell wants to be awake when the sun isn't even trying yet? ​So I walk all the way over to Lexington Ave and 42nd Street which is a hell of a walk when you're half asleep and your feet feel like two sacks of wet sand, just to get to Grand Central and catch the 6:18 AM train to Scarsdale. I have this part-time paralegal job up there. It depresses the hell out of me, strictly speaking, but a person's got to keep a job or people start looking at you like you're a total crook or crackhead or something. ​Grand Central at six in the morning is actually pretty grand, if you want to know the truth. It really is. It's not full of all these phony tourists snapping pictures of every single thing like they've never seen a ceiling before. The main concourse is just vast and quiet, with that big greenish ceiling with all the stars painted on it, even though the stars are drawn totally backward, which is just like people, if you think about it. Nobody even notices. ​There's that big clock right in the middle sitting on top of the information booth. It just sits there, looking very old and very expensive and not giving a damn about anybody's problems. I stood there for a second looking up at it, and for a minute it almost made me feel less miserable about going all the way to Scarsdale to look at legal briefs or whatever the hell I was going to do. ​The guys working the tracks at that hour don't yell at you, which is a nice change. You just walk down the ramp to your track, get on the Metro-North, and sit by the window. It's almost nice, except you know as soon as the train starts moving that you're actually on your way to work, which ruins the whole thing. ​If you have to go to work at six in the morning, Grand Central is about the only place in New York that doesn't make you feel like a complete loser for doing it. I mean it. It really doesn't. ​

As the main station in the center of Chinatown, I'm regularly using Canal Street for going to or…read morefrom this neighborhood. Shopping, eating, it's just a super place to be! That being said, despite all it's in-station transfer options for the J,N,R,Q,W,Z and 6 trains, can't think of when I've actually used this station to change trains. Also not sure how convenient it is for many since it's a giant labyrinth, plus it has extremely limited ADA-compliance. Accessibility improvements for the full station are on the way in the present prioritized Capital Plan. That being said, Canal Street Station's 1998 "Empress Voyage" tile mosaics around the station by China-born artist Bing Lee tie into the American merchant ship, Empress of China, which on a pioneer voyage returned in 1794 to the city with treasured trade cargo: silk, tea, porcelain. There's a full-wall mosaic displaying playful icons, but on platforms you'll find different Chinese symbols in stylized interlocked teapots. As elsewhere in Chinatown, there's bilingual signage - passengers can read the station's name as "Canal Street" or the Chinese character for Chinatown.

Clean, functional, plus a great place for a photo op…read more Artistically, the installation ("A Gathering", 2001) by Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz transformed the Canal Street Station into a subterranean aviary with 174 bronze sculptures of grackles and blackbirds, and seven crows, perched on railings and gates. But keep your eyes open for other kinds of birds, too. Potential jailbirds. Because on 1/1/25, a 31-year-old man was stabbed in the arm and back while riding a southbound 6 train approaching Canal Street, and in 5/24, a 69-year-old man was attacked on the southbound R platform at Canal Street. The assailant placed the victim in a chokehold, punched him repeatedly, and robbed him before fleeing on foot. ​ In 3/24, a male individual reportedly threatened a female at the Canal Street subway station.

This Prince St. Subway Station in SoHo at Broadway is serviced by BMT Broadway Line trains (i.e.,…read morethose marked yellow between Brooklyn and Queens or Uptown) when they're running local in Midtown Manhattan. [That service, subject to change for multiple reasons, presently includes: R at all times except night, W on weekdays, N weekends and nights, as well as Q at night.] Spanning both platforms, Brooklyn artist Janet Zweig and figurative artist Edward del Rosario's collaboration 2003 "Carrying On" tile, steel, and slate mosaic depicts 194 silhouetted New York figures along with the many assorted things they carried on the street above. The artists utilized photographs of actual anonymous individuals in motion around the city to create the figures. Each figures unique fine details tell a different story, easy to overlook if you rush through the station. Begun just before 9/11 and finished a couple years afterwards, the title also gives a nod to New Yorkers continuing afterwards plus their outgoing personalities and lively nature. Given this always busy Prince Street station provides close subway access to the SoHo shopping district, it could benefit from MTA installing elevators! People who cannot easily navigate the stairs, such as with strollers, carriages, or wheelchairs cannot easily use this subway station! MTA, make this Prince Street Subway Station accessible to everyone!

I do love this station. To me it's a cool Subway Station. I always enjoyed using it when I worked…read moreclose enough. I found it to be clean for the most part. I have seen a rat or two back in the day. They have cleaned it up since then. The neighborhood is a shoppers paradise. There's so much to see. You have plenty of food options when you exit the subway also. There are cheap eats if you look in the right places. You won't get confused or lost here. Pretty straight forward Subway Station. There's old tiles from days gone by and new decor too. I'm definitely going back soon. I need to see if some of my favorite delis and restaurants are still open. Check it out.....

I've been to this train station a handful of times and I'm grateful that it exists. This is my new…read morego-to "path" (get it) for commuting to the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. I used to go to Times Square then transfer to the NJ transit or Greyhound in order to get to Newark. When I come here, it's easy to get a ticket. Now you're able to use tap-and-go to enter the station. Typically I don't wait too long for the train to arrive, however, going back the wait ranges from 15-25 minutes unfortunately. Although I don't come here often, my experience is overall a decent one.

It was fast and efficient. It's totally worth it! I got to Newport in no time. Although the train…read morewas crowded, it ran often. The place is clean and very efficient. I recommend it if you are in a rush and don't want to pay an expensive Uber.

Union Square Subway Station is one of the major hubs in NYC. All the Yellow lines (N, Q, R, W) ,…read moreGreen line (4, 5, 6 trains), and Grey line (L train) to Brooklyn traverse there. Very busy station during rush hour so stay behind the yellow line. Easy to connect from train to train if one gets the timing down without train delays. They boards are helpful with train times now with the upcoming trains and delays. So need to rush if trains are packed, there is another one right behind it. Station does need an uplift and cleaning though... Depending where you need to go, follow the correct exit when leaving the station. It can get a bit confusing but follow the signs or ask someone.

This 14th Street-Union Square Subway Station, presently serviced by the Lexington Avenue Line…read more(4,5,6 trains), Broadway Line (N,Q,R,W trains), and Canarsie Line L train, provides a great place to either change trains or reach all the great stuff going on at Union Square, with one exception: access to those Lex Ave. trains is not ADA compliant,... but when you're down there, you can see why. What's now the Lexington Avenue Line station here was one of the original 28 IRT stations that opened up in 1904 as the city's first subway line! It's where the narrow tracks curve as they shift between 4th Avenue and Park Avenue South. In fact, you'll find or Downtown-bound Local 6 trains a retractable moving platform system that closes a gap that appears when trains arrive. So, heed the warnings! For your safety, pay attention to the postings and stand clear of the moving platform! Although the Broadway Line here opening in 1917 and Canarsie Line in 1924, all the lines were combined into one complex in 1948. As subway service expanded, Union Square, surrounded by stores and assorted buildings, became a big transportation hub. It's placed in the National Register of Historic Places. The public art highlights those original architectural elements by Heins & LaFarge, contracted in 1901 to design the original station. American artist and designer Mary Miss cleverly created "Framing Union Square," bright red metal frames that bring attention to what remains, pointing your attention to those historic features, as if taking you on a archeological journey to marvel at what remains from the past. What's funny to me is what appears to be a couple combination "Love Locks" added to rebar emerging from those beautiful columns on the Mezzanine announcing 14th Street. All in all, Miss's work highlights those lasting things we should appreciate.

This is a really nice and clean subway. I was really surprised to see how clean it was compared to…read moremost. There are multiple trains that stop here and many signs telling you where to go. There's also an elevator. Very nice station

My favorite subway station, here's why: W: West Village;…read morebest place to dine, shop, sightsee and hear live jazz E: Eating capital of NYC S: SOHO T: Tribeca, not so far F: F train or D back to Brooklyn O: Opened on September 10th, 1932. My birthday is September 10th but not born in 1932, obviously, lol. See, besides my birth, other great occurrences happened on this day :) U: Underground Jazz Club. Hear untapped talent before they get famous. R: Restaurants nearby that are my faves: The Little Owl, Extra Virgin, Piccolo Cucina Osteria, Morandi T: Transfer to the A, C, E trains H: Home of my beloved Blue Note Positively West Fourth Street!

A little bit of an older feel, with old wooden benches and the classic older tiling style. 4 train…read morestops here, close to other lines and the Brooklyn city borough building, and offices. At least they look like they're doing some cleaning and rebuilding part of it.

I was very relieved that I didn't see any rodents or crazy people. Don't believe everything you see…read moreon tv folks! Had a pleasant time taking public transportation in the city and the employees were so friendly and helpful!! One even remembered my face hours later and was eager to come help me again

Needed to go to Chambers Street to run a couple of errands…read more Decided to take the 1 train, since parking is very scarce with all the construction and pre 9/11 security. Got off at Chambers, and saw a sign posted starting at 12:45 am to 3pm on 9/11 all trains will skip the WTC in both directions. Plan accordingly!

Chambers Street has an MTA station at West Broadway. Important to note this is a different street,…read morenot the more famous kind of Broadway. Pretty close to the WTC. Lots of stuff going on around here. This place gets ridiculously busy and the trains can be a long wait. Cleaner than expected. It serves the A, C, E, 2, and 3 Trains. There's lots of ways to make a transfer. Can get confusing. With all these trains coming in, you have to pay attention to all the notices and signs. As expected with the WTC location, this station can get very busy. It's amazing how it's kept as clean as it is. The walls look pretty nasty, but there's not trash everywhere like at so many others. It seems okay even though it's not particularly good. It's not like it's the worst there is. The transfers are what makes this so useful.

On one of my recent trips out to NYC for the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I came through here to catch a…read morelate night 4 train which makes a stop at this station between midnight and 6 am. I took that 4 train over to Franklin Av for the start line of the race.

This Bleecker Street/Broadway-Lafayette Street Subway Station greatly improved after the 2012…read moreupgrade which finally enabled in-station transfers with the Bleecker Station Uptown Platform for the Lexington Avenue Local 6 train and provided the full complex ADA-compliant accessibility. That being said, I personally rarely have the need to make that type of transfer, although I do use the Broadway-Lafayette Platforms on occasion to easily switch between various 6th Avenue trains (B,D,F,M) heading in the same Uptown or Downtown direction. The Bleecker Street Subway Station was part of the original 28 IRT stations opened in 1904. In fact, the original interior portion of that station is a New York City Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Broadway-Lafayette Subway Station opened in 1936, but the in-station transfer with the Bleecker Downtown Platform only opened in 1957. Two public art pieces that now decorate the station: + In 1998, MTA installed multimedia artist Mel Chin's "Signal" includes colored tiles that may look like early pixelated digital video game graphics but that's not their significance, along with metal conal sculptures surrounding the column base in the Broadway-Lafayette Mezzanine Concourse. Chin collaborated with Seneca tribe member Peter Jemison, so the tiles represent figures from the six nations of the Haudensaunee (the Iriquois Confederacy, New York State's original inhabitants who still live here) with arms stretched out to each other. The metal represents campfires with lower level tiles smoke for signaling to each other. Apparently, lights under the metal cone perforations respectively brighten and dim as subway trains enter and leave the station. That being said, I've never noticed that happening, so don't know if it's functioning. + In the 2012 renovation at the Bleecker Street Uptown Platform above the new area for transfer to the other lines, MTA added the New Mexico artist Leo Villareal's "Hive (Bleecker Street)" cool hexagonal honeycomb LED light sculpture. Constantly 24/7 the cells shift color. (If you're a fan of the fluorescent light artist Dan Flavin like me, you'll note his influence.)