Comments on: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the NYC Subway (not relating to that mysterious smell)

By: jo

jo — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:34:03 +0000

@Tami, Max & MB — I’m glad I’m not the only reader bothered by this article’s writing. The time travel comment about fact #2 made me laugh.

Content matter may have been interesting had it not been such a frustrating read.

By: MB

MB — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:16:55 +0000

I agree, this article is very sloppy and un-detailed.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:11:12 +0000

Here’s an old map of northern manhattan
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/articles/souvenir-mapprofile.jpg

By: Max

Max — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:03:32 +0000

This article is rather poorly written and copyedited, as other have pointed out, esp. #2.

Also, City Hall was not “abandoned due to poor ridership”, it was only closed because it is on a tight turn and later cars were longer and left large gaps between car and platform, making it dangerous and costly to fix. Think about it, City Hall would be a very busy stop, no?

On other stations where this was an issue, such as 14th st (Lex) and South Ferry, they actually installed moving platforms to close the gap for some cars.

Also, please clarify where is this mysterious Manhattan in the Bronx? Last time I looked, the Bronx (current mainland) is 100% Bronx. So this must be a part of upper Manhattan, and never the Bronx.

By: old hippy chick

old hippy chick — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:04:51 +0000

Went to NYC for the first time in April 2010. Had figured out the Washington D.C. subway with no problem, 7 years ago. But the NYC subway is quite different, isn’t it? If I had been on a leisurely trip, I would’ve had time to figure it out. But I was on a 4-day field trip with about 15 eighth grade students from rural Georgia. (Which was something I’ll never forget). Of course the boys had to play games with inertia, and balance, and ‘if we interlock our arms and legs can we still stand without falling when the train stops/starts?’ much to the disgust of natives riding the train. Thankfully we had a terrific tour guide to get us around the subway system… (shout out to Robert Westfield!). We covered 10 miles a days walking, and rode the subway everywhere.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:41:42 +0000

I am currently in Seoul and I can say that the subway system here is infinitely better than the one back home in New York. It’s as if we are 25 years behind! They are all very clean, without any vandalism. They feature digital signs telling you when the next train will arrive. A sign in the train themselves tells you what station you are at and where you are going both in English and Korean. Sometimes in Chinese as well.

I wonder if the NYC subway system will ever be revamped to be modern and clean like this. Although it would be at the cost of much of it’s character, it could create quite a few jobs in the process.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:34:59 +0000

that smell is not mysterious, it is urine.

By: wilhelmina Perry

wilhelmina Perry — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:55:04 +0000

I am trying to locate information on Ana Lopez, the first Puerto Rican Ms. Subway. It was probably 1960 to 1970. I am seeking information for her daughter.

By: crocostimpy

crocostimpy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:25:00 +0000

@gibson8or

I have to say that the first time we visited NYC we were a little intimidated by the subway system. Not because we thought it would be unsafe, but because of how big it was. All those crisscrossing lines. Yikes! We didn’t want to miss a stop or a transfer and end up far from our destination. We decided to go for it, and the person at the station was very helpful when we had trouble with the ticket machine and made sure we knew where to get off at. Whenever we go back we always take the subway around. Or walk. There’s plenty to see in NYC.

By: Stew

Stew — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Follow the link below from my name to a set of excellent web pages describing abandoned stations.