Rules of The Subway
May 14th, 2011, 05:51 PM
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Note; small children ride free on the theory that they won't use a seat (or sit on the parents' lap). If you get n the subway - or bus - with a bunch of free kids they can't sit while a bunch of paying passengers are standing. (If they too big for your lap they're old enough to stand with everyone else.)
May 15th, 2011, 07:30 AM
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"I always thought King Kong throw the trains from the 6th Avenue El. That's Hollywood."
It was definitely the 3rd Avenue El. It was from there that the big guy picked up Fay Wray and walked over to and up the Empire State Building.
It was definitely the 3rd Avenue El. It was from there that the big guy picked up Fay Wray and walked over to and up the Empire State Building.
May 15th, 2011, 08:39 AM
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They're now discussing using "tap" cards rather than the "slide/insert" Metro cards... MTA will likely be replacing turnstiles at some stations to test this. Should be interesting!
What does tick me off and has since the Metrocard was introduced (many years after so many other civilized countries had), is that instead of the very tiny arrows indicating which direction to slide/insert the card... should instead have a BIG arrow on the front. After all these years, people (locales) still don't know and fumble - insert one way/turn card around/insert another way... ugh!
What does tick me off and has since the Metrocard was introduced (many years after so many other civilized countries had), is that instead of the very tiny arrows indicating which direction to slide/insert the card... should instead have a BIG arrow on the front. After all these years, people (locales) still don't know and fumble - insert one way/turn card around/insert another way... ugh!
May 15th, 2011, 08:53 AM
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The Empire State Building is on Fifth, so I thought the walk over from Sixth is shorter. He must have been from out of town and did not know the best route for destroying El Trains.
May 15th, 2011, 12:44 PM
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thanks for the help on the height guess i'll have to get my dd measured 
she's 4, at a guess i'd say she's under 44in but have no idea lol. I'll have a stroller though so there'd be no need for her to be using a seat or hopefully my lap, but hoping to use the subway as little as possible
she's 4, at a guess i'd say she's under 44in but have no idea lol. I'll have a stroller though so there'd be no need for her to be using a seat or hopefully my lap, but hoping to use the subway as little as possible
May 15th, 2011, 03:21 PM
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"i haven't been in NYC with my dd in over 4 years and i didn't have any problem with keeping her in the stroller then"
As I said, people do it, but it is not the correct thing to do. The rules haven't changed. Leave her in the stroller if you like and be prepared to deal with people tangling with the stroller on crowded trains. Let your previous experience demonstrates be your guide.
As I said, people do it, but it is not the correct thing to do. The rules haven't changed. Leave her in the stroller if you like and be prepared to deal with people tangling with the stroller on crowded trains. Let your previous experience demonstrates be your guide.
May 15th, 2011, 04:05 PM
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If you keep her in the stroller on the subway or bus (many drivers will force you to fold it before boarding) you have no recourse if someone falls or steps on her. (They do - could probably sue you for being an obstruction.)
I VERY strongly suggest you do NOT try this during rush hour - it really is dangerous.
(I was on the York Ave bus once when an older woman trying to walk down the aisle tripped over an obstruction, fell and broke her arm. The bus stoped, ambulance came, we were all waiting for other buses (took forvever) and the poor woman was in pain until the EMTs got there - luckily only a couple of minutes on York Ave. What she fell over was a briefcse. Some big chowderhed guy in an expensive suit (it's always them) put the briefcase on the floor between his feet (he was standing) - where no one could see it - and that's what the woman fell over. She later sued him for a ton of money (I was one of her potential witnesses - since I had bumped it on my way down the aisle and the chowderhed told me to be careful!) Why is it that a woman will stand there juggling her purse, her day bag (umbie, extra shoes etc) and even a shopping bag or two - while the giant expensively-suited chowderhed guys have to put their briefcases on the FLOOR so they can open their copy of the WST in someone's face?
I VERY strongly suggest you do NOT try this during rush hour - it really is dangerous.
(I was on the York Ave bus once when an older woman trying to walk down the aisle tripped over an obstruction, fell and broke her arm. The bus stoped, ambulance came, we were all waiting for other buses (took forvever) and the poor woman was in pain until the EMTs got there - luckily only a couple of minutes on York Ave. What she fell over was a briefcse. Some big chowderhed guy in an expensive suit (it's always them) put the briefcase on the floor between his feet (he was standing) - where no one could see it - and that's what the woman fell over. She later sued him for a ton of money (I was one of her potential witnesses - since I had bumped it on my way down the aisle and the chowderhed told me to be careful!) Why is it that a woman will stand there juggling her purse, her day bag (umbie, extra shoes etc) and even a shopping bag or two - while the giant expensively-suited chowderhed guys have to put their briefcases on the FLOOR so they can open their copy of the WST in someone's face?
May 16th, 2011, 03:48 AM
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When she was 6 months (the last time i was in NYC with her) we somehow only managed to get on the subway when it was relatively quiet
But i'm hoping to walk most of the time for this trip, the only time we should be using the subway is getting from JFK to Manhattan and for visiting The Woodlawn Cemetary in the Bronx
But i'm hoping to walk most of the time for this trip, the only time we should be using the subway is getting from JFK to Manhattan and for visiting The Woodlawn Cemetary in the Bronx
May 16th, 2011, 09:38 AM
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My husband offered his seat to a lady standing on the subway, and she looked at him like he was nuts. Guess that doesn't happen very often! She asked him, "What's wrong with it? You don't want it?!"
May 16th, 2011, 02:28 PM
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What drives me crazy about the NY subway is that there are no maps on the platforms. After I consult the map before my trip, and follow the signs to the platform, I like to double check the route map to make sure I'm in the right place. I have never been able to find a map while waiting at the platform.
It is more expensive to buy a ticket from the person at the booth v. using the machines.
The person who works the booth at Times Square uses the F-word when talking to customers. (I thought of this while reading the thread bemoaning the poor service they received when retail clerks complain to them. I guess it's better to be complained to than cursed out!)
It is more expensive to buy a ticket from the person at the booth v. using the machines.
The person who works the booth at Times Square uses the F-word when talking to customers. (I thought of this while reading the thread bemoaning the poor service they received when retail clerks complain to them. I guess it's better to be complained to than cursed out!)
May 16th, 2011, 03:46 PM
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"It is more expensive to buy a ticket from the person at the booth v. using the machines"
Actually it is not.
All applicable discounts for purchases apply at the booth or the nearby machines,( though a $2.50 single ride ticket is only from the machines). Booth attendants (if you can even find one these days) take cash only and will not give a large amount of change (like from a $100 bill)
"The person who works the booth at Times Square..."
In case this was going to scare someone off, realize that there are several "Times Square" stations, many entrances to those stations, several booths, and several different employees over the course of a 24 hours a day/7 day a week system, so you can reasonably expect to get another agent.
Actually it is not.
All applicable discounts for purchases apply at the booth or the nearby machines,( though a $2.50 single ride ticket is only from the machines). Booth attendants (if you can even find one these days) take cash only and will not give a large amount of change (like from a $100 bill)
"The person who works the booth at Times Square..."
In case this was going to scare someone off, realize that there are several "Times Square" stations, many entrances to those stations, several booths, and several different employees over the course of a 24 hours a day/7 day a week system, so you can reasonably expect to get another agent.
May 16th, 2011, 04:13 PM
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"What drives me crazy about the NY subway is that there are no maps on the platforms."
There are maps on most platforms. On the side platforms you may find them as part of an advertisement for a Broadway show or Met Life Insurance. On the island platforms they are housed in large metal display cases located on the platform (usually one or two of these per platform).
Instead of worry about finding a map on the platform, why not get ask for a free map at one of the attended booths (there is at least 1 at every station).
I will echo what nyer said: the MetroCards are the same cost whether you buy them at the machine or from a booth. The main difference is that only the machine sells the $2.50 single ride ticket and the minimum new puirchase at a booth (cash only) us $4.50. The you can refill a pay-per-ride Metrocard for any amount at the machone or at the booth.
There are maps on most platforms. On the side platforms you may find them as part of an advertisement for a Broadway show or Met Life Insurance. On the island platforms they are housed in large metal display cases located on the platform (usually one or two of these per platform).
Instead of worry about finding a map on the platform, why not get ask for a free map at one of the attended booths (there is at least 1 at every station).
I will echo what nyer said: the MetroCards are the same cost whether you buy them at the machine or from a booth. The main difference is that only the machine sells the $2.50 single ride ticket and the minimum new puirchase at a booth (cash only) us $4.50. The you can refill a pay-per-ride Metrocard for any amount at the machone or at the booth.
May 16th, 2011, 06:33 PM
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Although this doesn't affect very many tourists, when riding the 7train, you need to be aware of whether there is a circle or a diamond around the number 7 on the train. The circle indicates it is a local, while the diamond makes it an express.
It really is a shame that tourists by and large don't venture out to Flushing or Jackson Heights on the 7 to get a different view of NYC.
It really is a shame that tourists by and large don't venture out to Flushing or Jackson Heights on the 7 to get a different view of NYC.
May 18th, 2011, 06:36 AM
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It's a great system but I'd add two cavaets: smile and don't stare. Be prepared for unending heat downstairs in the summer and bitter cold in the winter...most stations were built before air-con. If lost, just ask someone not in a rush...most NY'ers WILL help!
