ellenem, thank you. We ride the train regularly, but we're coming to the city again in a couple of weeks, and since I broke my hip, I'm a little worried about the stairs in the subway stations.

It's been some years since I've used the bus, so thanks again.

tuscanlifedit,

If you plan to ride the bus more often, do read this information about Select Bus service which is available on some routes. These make fewer stops to speed up the bus trip, but they have a special way to pay--at a curbside machine rather than on the bus. You can still use a MetroCard at the curbside machine and the transfers still apply.

http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/aboutUs.htm

<<I've lived in NYC all my life and I and everyone I know refers to the particular subway lines as "R" or " Lexington Avenue" etc. Never have I heard anyone speak about the "Broadway" line.>>

That is difficult to understand.

If you lived in NYC in the 70s, 80s and/or 90s, you should have. If you lived there before 1972, when the map started referring to the trains exclusively by number or letter, you must have because the maps listed only the 7 AV line, the 8 AV line, the BROADWAY line, etc. In the earliest versions of the current map style, the MTA listed the N/Q/R as the Broadway Express/Local. [http://66.media.tumblr.com/0d8de3f9c...4oo1_1280.jpg]

I'm in your same boat and very excited about my trip. If you look up my post about wanting to see the statue of liberty under new york forums... It may help you. Plenty of people have been taking their time to help me and including with it much patience. Have fun!

tuscan, the bus is the way to go! And if you are on crutches or have a visual indication for your hip, they may even lower the platform to make the first step easier for you.

<i>"NYC Transit has the largest
accessible fleet in the world. Every
bus is accessible to people in
wheelchairs via front- or rear-door
lifts; some newer buses have low
floors that enable customers to enter
via front-door ramps. Some buses
have a “kneeling” feature that lowers
the front entrance of the vehicle to
within inches from the ground for
easy access by any customer with
mobility impairments or difficulty
using the front steps. The driver will
position the bus to deploy the lift
safely or operate the kneeling ..."

http://www.nyc.gov/html/mopd/downloa...lity_guide.pdf

No NY'er I know referred to the R as the Broadway line And I have been riding the subway since the 1950's. Too many trains stop at Times Square and B'day to single out one


It does not matter what the maps said or the color of the subway lines.

It is like 6th Ave,no NY'er calls it Ave of the Americas.

No NY'er I know referred to the R as the Broadway line And I have been riding the subway since the 1950's. Too many trains stop at Times Square and B'day to single out one


It does not matter what the maps said or the color of the subway lines.

It is like 6th Ave,no NY'er calls it Ave of the Americas.

<It is like 6th Ave,no NY'er calls it Ave of the Americas.>

I still call JFK "Idlewild" (just kidding :-) )

starrs, I'm mobile if slow, but the last time I used the bus regularly in NY was the last time, because it took for freaking ever to get where I was going. I like ellenem's link for special buses, though.

I cashed in a small Roth IRA and I'm probably going to be riding in a few taxis!

"I'm probably going to be riding in a few taxis!"

That's what I do, in every city I visit. Or Uber.

It may be my splurge, but I WANT to see the city I'm visiting, not ride underneath it. And I'm from the south so I know hot and sweltering but the hottest I've EVER been was on a subway platform in NYC in August. :-(

I'll trade off a nice dinner or two or save a bit on hotel, etc. but I use taxis and/or Ubers 90% of the time. Although one rainy day during a week in NYC (had to be a Monday because I was at shows every other day), I just rode buses around the city. It was a lovely way to spend a rainy day.

I still call JFK "Idlewild" (just kidding :-)

I still think the Garden is on 8th Ave and 49th Street.

"IMDonehere on Jul 7, 17 at 4:59am
And know that, it's strange, but New Yorkers can be really helpful people.
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Not as strange as people who visit and think we were aliens."


Just joking. I hadn't visited NY before forming that opinion, I'd already the ones who came to California.

Uber can be very pricey. We usually take VIA with three or less passengers.

Isn't the E train still called the IND??????

And what about the IRT?????

I know I look very young, but..........

The IND, BMT, and IRT designations are really for those who understand the subway from a historical perspective (old people.)For years everyone used those names until they started running some BMT and IND trains on the same tracks.

There were the names of the private companies that were purchased to comprise the NYC subway system.

BMT-Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
IND-Independent Lines
IRT-Interboro Rapid Transit.

Is VIA and app?

Is VIA and app what?

In NYC, app is the appetizing counter.

Jeesh, almost every hotel has a free paper map that marks all the lines over a street map. Doesn't take a genius to get around, even for the first time. You're gonna look like a tourist anyway, so just keep the map handy to refer to.

IMDonehere, I apologize for the typo. I was wondering if VIA is an app for a smart phone.

Big Russ - I rarely looked at subway maps except to check out where I might have to connect to another line to get wherever I was going to. Mostly I just knew the system well enough for my use.

starrs - Going underground and using the subway IS seeing the city. One part of it, and a very important part indeed.

ekscrunch - The " E" train is called the "E" train. The "IND" is a line with different trains, E, A, C. But to the original poster - don't worry about any of this! Just find the letter or number of the train that you need and, as others have mentioned, don't ask for help by labeling a line "yellow", etc. No one will know what you mean.