How Do You Read A New York City Subway Map?
Reading a New York City subway map can be overwhelming if you don’t know where or how to start. But the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA, has come up with ingenious ways to help the tourist or newcomer get from points A to B in a relatively painless way. Here’s what to look for when reading a subway map of New York. Go to the MTA website and check out the site’s Trip Planner (see Resources below). The Trip Planner allows you to type in your starting location, your destination, whether you want to avoid transfers and how far you are willing to walk once you arrive at your stop. Use the Trip Planner more specifically by going to its links for itineraries, airport and subway stop information for museums, art galleries, colleges, parks, zoos, theaters, stadiums, business offices and even beaches. Don’t expect to wait long for your subway train to arrive. Although schedules vary, you can expect to wait for a subway train in New York for no more than 10 minutes. The worst times
