So I am definitely not built for this train life, but the train life chose me on Labor Day Weekend…read more2026. Thanks to my amazing tour guide for the whole weekend, Bea R., for taking me to so many spots while I was in town. This PATH Train station is like a major hub connecting Jersey to NYC, and it will take you to the World Trade Center with many stops in-between. You can tap your way to gain access to the trains, I believe the cost is $3.25 for a ride. I can't remember how often the trains come and go, but if you miss it, you'll have to wait for the next one. I want to say about 15 to 20 minutes between trains, but I could be off. The trains themselves can be packed like you're in a can of sardines, but other times, not so much. I guess it depends what time of the day you go. I certainly wouldn't want to be on it during the week when everyone is getting off work! For the most part, the trains appear clean, but if you're a germophobe then you'll be prepared with gloves and probably face masks and a butt ton of hand sanitizer. If you're like me and not familiar with public transportation, I highly suggest you study for it in advance unless you have a tour guide like I did. The trains are quick to get you where you want to go, but if you're new to it, it will take some getting used to for sure. Hope you enJOY the ride!

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.

Bowling Green is one of the stations I use the most and it has always felt easy and comfortable for…read moreme. I have taken it so many times over the years and today I used it again to head to Brooklyn. The trains come often and it is one of those stations where you never feel like you are waiting forever. I like that it has elevators, escalators, and stairs because it makes getting around simple no matter what you need. The station feels safe every time I am there. There are always people around, from commuters to families to tourists passing through. The area is full of visitors because there are so many NYC attractions nearby, so it never feels empty or isolated. The neighborhood around it is lively with Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty ferries, the Charging Bull, and the whole Financial District right there. It is clean, bright, and easy to navigate, and it has become one of the stations I rely on the most when I am moving around the city.

The MTA - Bowling Green Subway Station is right between the Battery and Wall Street under…read moreManhattan's historic Bowling Green Park in the Financial District. It is only a few blocks away from the Hilton Double Tree Hotel that I was staying at. It first opened in 1905 as part of the IRT subway line. In the 1970s the station had a major overhaul for doubling the subway station capacity with new routes and in 2020 Bowling Green became a test site for MTA's first hearing induction loop on a subway platform! The station features rotating display of photographic artwork! It showcases rarely seen views of the MTA bridges through illuminated lightboxes in the mezzanine. There are a variety of routes that runs through the MTA - Bowling Green Subway Station 4 Train - runs all times, stopping at Bowling Green on its way between the Bronx and Brooklyn 5 Train - Runs all times except late nights. On certain late nights, the 5 does not serve Bowling Green, where the services ends at the Brooklyn Bridge City Hall This is a great station, and it's right next to the Staten Island Ferry!

Rector Street subway stop on R train going uptown. Last week I tried to enter old fashioned waffle…read moretype turnstyle. Swiped my card and could not get through. There was a man on other side of the security gate, holding it half open and saying"You are stupid." I will let you through the security gate if you give me a dollar. There was no one else around. It is a desolate station. The man was verbally aggressive. I left the station and walked to Bowling Green to get the 4 or 5. Perhaps the other side of the station going downtown is not as desolate and there is an underpass to get to the uptown side? Does anyone know? This is ironic at a time when half the people are not paying. I paid for a ride I could not use.

Ahhhh, Rector Street! What a phenomenal subway station. I just love the subway. And this station is…read moreso great.

Really large train station that connects so many trains! So many ways to get here and move around…read more Theres many food options near by and small businesses. Of course you can walk to the seaport from here. Great train station

Major hub in lower Manhattan and revamped at the Fulton Center. Hub to many trains - A, C, E, J, Z,…read moreR W, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Connects you to almost wherever you need to go in Manhattan on on the East or West side, Queens, Brooklyn or the Bronx. The underground passageway also connects you the the World Trade Center Memorial, Brookfield Place, and Path trains... just follow the signs. Great way to stay dry if you work in the area during the winter or the rain storm and have to get from the train station to Path/Brookfield Place, etc. Various exits will lead you to where you need to go, but one should know or have to figure out which exit to take or ask someone. Escalators in the Fulton Center will lead you to certain trains - mid-level is the 4,5 and lower levels are the rest. Follow the signs. The Fulton Center Station also has Dunkin and other eateries where you can purchase snacks and food if you need to grab a snack before you head to/from your destination. Also, refill your Omni card now that Metrocard has been retired, or just tap your credit/debit card to pay.

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.

The J and Z Chambers Street train station is just right below my work place and is the oldest train…read morestation of all train stations that has not been renovated at all. I am waiting for it to be under construction. When is the MTA going to renovate this JZ train station? Nowadays the Queens platform has lots of white board with mysterious doors all over the platform. I wonder if they are doing some hidden work. Train station got chipped off ceiling pieces and do not know if it's a hazard. I usually wait for the J train at the middle of the platform at the 3rd car. The platform at car 1 and 2 to Queens is so damn dirty and always has puddles of water or urine. Stinks like urine too at the beginning of the Queens J platform. Sucks. There is also a faucet in the middle of the platform. Looks like you can get water out of the faucet, which is weird. The middle platform in the train station is so damn dirty and muddy and abandoned. I wish I can go down to the middle platform to see how it is. One of the columns on the Manhattan platforms is taped with yellow warning tape because the water pipes are all exposed so it's a hazard. This train station is just very old. Good thing is that the elevators on both Manhattan and Queens platforms although the MTA elevator goes up and down very slow. These one floor elevators are always so damn slow.

This is Subway. Stop was another transfer point for us today. Typically signs are clearly marked so…read moreyou know where you're going.

Originally consisting of three separate stations, the South Ferry/Whitehall Street complex is the…read moremain gateway to Battery Park and the Staten Island Ferry port, located in the south end of Manhattan. It services mainly the 1, R, W lines. My wife and I used this complex to visit Battery Park, from where we took a ferry to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty up close. The NYC subway system originally operated as three separate, competing companies [IRT - Interborough Rapid Transit; BMT - Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit; IND - Independent Subway System] before unifying in 1940. Numbered trains represent former IRT lines, whereas lettered trains represent former BMT and IND trains. In 1905, IRT opened a balloon loop (track that allows a train to reverse direction without stopping) at South Ferry, then opened another loop in 1918. The BMT opened its station at Whitehall the same year. Much of the South Ferry station was heavily damaged as part of the 9/11 attack. A new station was built (same name of South Ferry), opening in 2009, replacing the original South Ferry station. The new station suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, closing indefinitely for repair. During this time, the old South Ferry station was reopened to support transportation needs. After major renovation, the new station reopened in 2017 (and the old station closed again), all servicing the 1 Line. It consists of 1 island platform with 2 tracks, and is the station we used to leave Battery Park, heading back to midtown. As for the Whitehall station of the complex, even though it suffered damage from both 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy, it remained open, and continued to be serviced by the R and W lines. It consists of two island platforms with 3 tracks. This is the station we took getting to Battery Park, and we couldn't find a way to get to the South Ferry station exit (since it was closer to the park), instead having to exit street level at Whitehall and walking the rest of the way.

Benefitting from all the repairs and renovations delivered in 2017 after being impacted in 2013 by…read moreHurricane Sandy, this South Ferry/Whitehall St. Subway Station accessing the 1, R and W trains provides an almost perfect connection to the battery or Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Almost, because there are no elevators to the R, W Broadway Line train platform from the mezzanine, creating a challenge for people with strollers, carriages, or wheelchairs. Given how much money MTA spent, it's not clear why they didn't resolve this. That being said, the station provides reminders to how much this part of Manhattan has evolved over time, including the shifts in waterfront structure and activity where the land meets the convergence of the two rivers and New York Bay. At the foot of the South Ferry approach escalator, you'll notice large stones embedded in the wall. These historic pieces, discovered at this level about 500 feet away, composed the west face of Colonial-era Battery Wall. On the other side of the Mezzanine turnstiles and beyond the artist-designed laser-cut stainless steel piece separating the paid section, you'll find the remaining 2008 mosaic and glass artwork series entitled "See it split, see it change" by Doug and Mike Starn, identical twin collaborative artists. The different pieces use images to address transformation, including that which Manhattan has undergone. For example, one section along the stairs to the 1 train platform includes a mosaic with a map superimposed over the island's original topography. It's worth pausing to check out the Battery Wall and public art when passing through this South Ferry/Whitehall St. Subway Station.

Pretty skinny and narrow subway station which brings the 2 and 3 trains to the Wall Street area…read more Well marked signage and decently clean considering how much passenger traffic this station must get with all those working in the Financial District. Nothing much else to see here other than this stop is close to the 9/11 Memorial and other touristy things in this part of town.

Access to Wall Street Downtown Manhattan's Financial District is the IRT 2 and 3 trains which is a…read moresmall station. Above this station is a public space of a atrium which contain tables, chairs where New Yorkers can casually congregate under One Chase Manhattan Plaza, HQ for J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.

This station is on the Lexington Avenue line and the Lexington Avenue 4 and 5 trains stop there…read more It's located at the intersection of Broadway and Wall streets, not far from the bronze bull. The station was renovated starting in 2006--the glass tiles replaced and the mosaics restored--but the design, fortunately, was kept. Considering that it's a narrow two-track station with narrow platforms, there isn't much finagling that could be done with it anyway. However, the station connects via underground passageways to both the BMT Nassau Street (J) lines at the Broad Street station and to the IRT Wall street station on the red (west side) line. As I mentioned in my review of the 28th street station, the functional bronze sculpture "Lariat Seat Loops" is also represented here. It's a mostly-reliable station, on weekdays at least; on weekends I often have to walk from Chambers street to the ferry. This is okay if the weather is good.

I wish we had subways like NYC in the SF Bay Area. They are not the cleanest but super well…read moreconnected and convenient. Took the subway to get to Wall Street and this is right there.

Such a cool Subway Station. It was clean and easy to access. The tile is beautiful. I connected to…read moreWIFI but before I knew it the train arrived. I'm a huge fan of the tile work at Subway Stations. I'm adding these photos to my collection. I hope you enjoy. This stop is where we exited for World Trade Center and the Shopping nearby. There's lots to see in this neighborhood. No complaints from me. I'll be back soon I hope.

The Cortlandt Street stop is also known as the World Trade Center subway stop. This stop goes…read moreright up into the oculus, a large shopping center. Also use one of the exits for the World Trade Center. You will see the 9/11 memorial and museum here as well. Parking can be a challenge. Use public transportation, rideshare, or taxi.