How to Ride the New York City Subway (Guide to the NYC Subway)

Urban Caffeine June 6, 2021
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Have you ever looked at New York City from a user experience standpoint?👀 How do you learn to be comfortable in a city with a density of 27,000 people per square mile?👥 How come the best transit system in the country is actually not that good?🚇 These are the types of questions I prod on this channel. Make sure to subscribe!🍿 Interested in supporting Urban Caffeine? PayPal → paypal.me/UrbanCaffeineStudio Venmo → venmo.com/u/UrbanCaffeine General contact → [email protected]

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Paying with a MetroCard → youtu.be/3XHA4LczF2A Paying with OMNY→ youtu.be/g2_aEHQlPSQ Advanced subway guide (when you're ready to level up) → youtu.be/5fPCAiE9ti4 MY EQUIPMENT: Camera → https://amzn.to/49ky4gQ Mic → https://amzn.to/49dIJdm .. How does the New York subway work? And how do you navigate the New York subway? Unfortunately, navigating NYC subway has a steep learning curve. That is why I put this ultimate video guide to the New York subway together to help guide you through the New York City subway system (especially helpful for tourists). This is the video I wish I had watched when I first visited New York City. Whether you are visiting or moving to New York City, I hope this video saves you a lot of time and frustration. You'll learn a few trivia about the New York City subway (to include NYC subway letters); express and local trains; crosstown, uptown, and downtown trains; how to read the NYC subway map and station signage. Good luck and happy subway riding! NEED AN INTRODUCTION TO NEW YORK? Start with these videos: Overview of all forms of transportation in NYC → https://youtu.be/F5uH2Z0ak4c Guide to the MetroCard → https://youtu.be/3XHA4LczF2A Guide to the New York Buses → https://youtu.be/HQ1WcRKvbP8 Intro to New York City → https://youtu.be/Wv2L6oe9pAA Manhattan Street Grid System → https://youtu.be/4YiqZdk0c8Q Or try these playlists: New York Transportation Playlist → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRaycSozDfaJg86Wvzood2v6Hbuo5WO7 First time in New York Playlist → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRaycSozDfaEfAfdsyBOs9eqGjec6YRF Want to support my channel? .. Paypal → https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/UrbanCaffeineStudio Venmo → https://venmo.com/u/UrbanCaffeine 00:00 Intro 01:45 Subway Lines 07:02 Subway Map 08:03 Directional Signage 09:54 Platform Signage 12:07 Entrance Signage Como usar el subway en Neuva York? CREDITS: A Vignelli-style unofficial map of the New York City Subway system in 2018 By CountZ at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14632383 MTA subway train station platform with people traveling in New York Editorial credit: Allen.G / Shutterstock.com Entrance of Brooklyn Bridge city hall station subway Editorial credit: hans engbers / Shutterstock.com Subway entrance at Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza in NYC Editorial credit: littlenySTOCK / Shutterstock.com Entrance to subway station (23rd St N and R trains) Editorial credit: Allen.G / Shutterstock.com Broad street subway station in Wall Street Editorial credit: spatuletail / Shutterstock.com Modern glass entrance to the NYC Subway at Bowling Green Editorial credit: John Penney / Shutterstock.com Entrance to the 14th Street-Union Square subway station Editorial credit: Anne Czichos / Shutterstock.com Subway entrance at 23rd Street in NYC (1 train downtown) Editorial credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com Wall street subway station in New York City (Uptown and the Bronx) Editorial credit: pio3 / Shutterstock.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CONTACT INFO Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @ urbancaffeineYT [email protected] #nyc #railfan

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