This 57th St. Station provides service various 6th Avenue Line trains bound for the East Side,…read moreRoosevelt Island, and Queens. After the new "route swap," that means either M or F depending on when you're traveling. It also neither provides ADA compliant accessibility, nor is in any immediate plan for MTA to make that upgrade. That being said, the ADA compliant 57th St. Broadway Line Station service by N,Q,R,W trains is only 1 block away, if that helps. Outside fare control, this station's modern, long Mezzanine has amazing public art that I particular find beautiful and uplifting. In 2019, the MTA installed the +90-year old, native New Yorker, multimedia figurative artist Alex Katz's large painted glass panels entitled "Metropolitan Faces." These simplified, bold portraits and floral sections are more than welcoming. Against uncluttered, flat backgrounds, facial expressions and often a fresh, interspersed orange/mango/yellow palette allow all Katz's subjects to pop and bring warmth easy to connect with. Wow! Check out these works for yourself!

To get to Central Park South take an M train to the 57 St station. You can see numerous works of…read moreart created by the artist Alex Katz. Very nice!

Wow 3.9 stars! One of the highest ratings for a NYC subway station I've seen! Haha all joking…read moreaside, like several other reviewers have mentioned, the art in this station is whimsical and humorous. A nice break from the bleak dirtiness that is so many stations in the city. Not to say this station isn't also dirty, because dirty it is. The rating is just partially offset by the fun sculptures that can momentarily distract you from the rest of it. Come here to catch the A/C/E blue lines, or transfer to the 1 or L too. Last I saw, they haven't implemented the strange staggered metal banisters along the edges of the platform here that the MTA has started placing up in other stations.

The 14th St. 8th Avenue Subway Station is somewhere I often find myself, either transferring to or…read morefrom the L train, or heading to somewhere nearby, like the Meatpacking District. That being said, it's always been a challenge to know before going down to the track when is the next L train and if it would be faster to take a 14th St. crosstown bus! Putting that aside, you'll notice all over the place, like around the A/C/E platforms and between the mezzanine and L tracks, the humorous assorted metal sculptures from 2001 of Brooklyn-based artist Tom Otterness in a work he calls "Life Underground." These fun, little characters face many predicaments, such as being pulled into a sewer manhole by an alligator, like the urban legend, or holding a bag of money sitting next to you on a bench while waiting for a train. (Note - The rich and bags of money seem to be a theme of many situations set up, so you'll find room to interpret the meaning.) A couple elements have or are becoming obsolete - the subway token and the penny! Many characters are repeated, giving passengers in different directions the ability to equally enjoy them. Plus, you'll notice several character groups appear in completely unique settings, like the two-person saw, to give rise to another smile for the passerby. Other public spaces around town have similar Otterness works, (like Battery Park and around Roosevelt Island,) but he really played with the station's space to make sure one way or another you'll end up with a smile on your face! Check them all out!

The MTA giveth and taketh. The tunnel is useful if you want to go to Westside Market on a rainy…read moreday. And a lengthy, disruptive construction project is over, slightly helping the journey of Smorgasburg-seeking New Jersey residents. But OMNY evils persist here. The machine didn't merely object to my paper currency, it ended the transaction partway. My fear that it stole $20 from me was unfounded. It only stole my time and destroyed my plan for a $35 fare capping deal.

Normally go this way when connecting to the 2 train from the Bronx from Brooklyn but today i made…read moremy way this way. Nice station, they def try to keep up with it and keep it clean. Love all the ways you can connect here

This is a nice train stop in a nice area in the city. I often come here for shopping and food. Some…read morehidden gems in this area and the train station is always clean

To get to Cooper Square take the 6 train to Astor Place. The station was rehabbed but is starting…read moreto look beat up again.There is some interesting art work.

The N is the Broadway Express and from Astoria Blvd this is the fastest way into the City. It's…read morethe direct line so it's fast. I don't travel within Queens, just know this is the best way to NYC from LaGuardia. Look out the window and you can see some nice city views. Best way to get to the East Side or you can go all the way to 42nd St and catch any train or take it all the way to Brooklyn. This review is for anyone flying into LaGuardia, terminal A and looking for an alternative to a taxi. Take the M60 bus to Astoria, and transfer for free, to the N train for a direct trip to the east side or Midtown.

Quality/Quantity - Took public transportation as often as possible…read more We prefer trains versus buses. And used ride share when convenient or when traveling with my daughter. Ambiance - Bus train stations. Not as user friendly as it can or should be. Thank goodness for Google Maps. Too bad underground we lose reception. Open 24 hours. Service - Self service. Price - Inexpensive. Peak and off peak prices. Zone pricing. Tap in and out. And you can just use your credit card, thank you. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success MTA.

Interesting train station but it is not as busy as some of the others along the A line. Most people…read morewill tend to get off at 80th street or Rockaway Boulevard and this is the middle stop. Sometimes on the weekends, this station is not accessible and you have to take a shuttle bus to Euclid Avenue or many situations like that. Overall, not a bad subway station and sometimes I get off here and walk a few extra blocks to one of the neighboring buses that I take in this area.

I've been taking this train for years and there's always some type of delay. So i suggest that you…read morecheck the MTA website if there are any changes on the schedule or planned work. Leave early if possible. Upside: above ground station so great phone reception.

Very nice and mostly clean beach and station. I have come here by car and train very easy to get to…read morefrom the Bronx. It is a very long trip though. Plenty of food nearby and restrooms. Less crowded than Coney Island beach. This train stop is clean and spacious and they def keep up with it.

After a long day run of 17 miles from the UES to Brighton Beach I was happy to find this subway…read morestop at the end so I could relax and take the Q train right back uptown. Only took about 2 minutes for one to arrive so I lucked out and got a good seat too. Decent enough station serving the MTA B and Q lines. Good signage and accurate train countdown clocks. Manned booth on site. As it's an elevated platform having a working escalator was a plus.

Pretty clean subway that looks like it's been updated a bit recently. It's in a nice neighborhood…read morewith lots to do and eat. Def nice stop of the 1 train

Dirty and grimy MTA subway stop serving the 1 train…read more Right on corner near FIT. Entranceway is pretty nasty and gross. Typical MTA subway station which needs an upgrade.