![]() Everything is connected by a few narrow stairwells, where you are either waiting to let an oncoming wave of people exiting a train to pass before you can access where you want to go, or you are stuck behind some person barely in good enough shape to be using the stairs (there is almost no accessibility for the disabled at that station at all. Then you have the non-connected connection to the F, which I’ll omit. The Lexington Avenue station at 59th Street is pretty bad, since it is a jerry rigged assembly of three separate stations, one for the 6, one for the 4 and 5, and one for the N, R, Q and whatever other letter the MTA is using on that line. Also navigating the transfer to the kept up City Hall station where the 4,5, and 6 is located is not bad.Īnd I try to avoid the Times Square/ 42nd Street station, too many people rushing about, though given what it is I think they handle the traffic circulation issues pretty well. You can wait for the train and dream what it would be like if it was fixed up, but of course if it was fixed up the result would be disappointing. Its like being in the catacombs of some city that is falling into ruin. The Chambers Street J/ Z station is my most favorite station in the city. We all have our various reasons for liking and hating some of those 468 stops out there. #J line subway new york free#Feel free to chime in with your least favorite subway station (or your favorite, for that matter). While in this post, I’ve highlighted a few responses to my query, I’d love to hear more. Without the political support, it won’t get better, and we’ll be left with only a glimpse of the history and progress at crown-jewel stations while the rest of the system suffers. It’s a seemingly impossible task, with money tight and time working against it, to keep the system looking clean, but so much of it is in bad shape. It’s what daily straphangers live with and walk through every day during their commutes, and it’s how tourists come to view the New York City subway system. These stations are the public faces of the subway system. and the Bowery add to the seediness of it all. and Bowery stations along the BMT Nassau Line are creepy and decaying. Canal St., despite a recent renovation, shows the wear and tear of constant use and abuse. stop is generally in terrible shape, and the lower level platforms are indeed hot and smelly during the summer. I posted the same question on Facebook and received a similarly varied response. Phil Catelinet March 13, SecondAveSagas west 4th street in the summer, excruciatingly hot and smelly Deep underground, narrow platform, rickety elevator, feels dank and a little dangerous. Will Davidian March 13, SecondAveSagas Court St on the R. It’s always a zoo, poorly designed and filthy. Chaim Dauermann March 13, SecondAveSagas Herald Square. Dirty, creepy, narrow, and difficult to get to from the other Canal platforms. skormos March 13, SecondAveSagas Canal Street on the J/Z. Let’s look at a SecondAveSagas Bowery should’ve been condemned on sanitary reasons over 30 years ago. Last week, I posed a random question to my Twitter followers: “What’s your least favorite subway stop?” The answers were creative. That’s the public perception of our vast and vital subway system. It’s not in awful shape, but it’s not particularly nice. and one at Flatbush - need work, and the Union St. In my neck of the woods, for instance, Grand Army Plaza is the only station in good shape. Unfortunately, decades of deferred maintenance means those in need of attention far outnumber those that look passably well maintained. For every well-maintained and recently-renovated station, there’s an equally dingy one that needs more than just a little TLC. It connects the IND, the BMT and the IRT lines at the center of the city, and it features a great vantage point for watching the West Side IRT trains stream past the shuttle platform and into and out of its station.įor every Times Square, though, there’s a Chambers St. It’s a labyrinth of passageways that stretch from 44th St. The Track 4 platform continues to the north, and a small area of the original platform remains unused.ĭespite the hustle and bustle of that Times Square station, seemingly at all hours of the day and night, it’s one of my favorite in the system for its history and complexities. stop, the end of my morning commute involves a walk over the platforms that connect the Shuttle at Times Square - the original IRT 42nd St. Instead of exiting the East Side IRT through the southern bowels of the ugly 42nd St. (Photo by flickr user ciamabue)Ī few weeks ago, my work offices moved from the Grand Central area to Times Square, and my morning commute shifted as well. The J and Z's Chamber Street stop is one that many vote as their least favorite in the system. ![]()
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