New York City Travel Blog

With some 1.5 billion annual rides, the sprawling New York City subway system (first opened in 1904 and now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week) is one of the biggest and most heavily used public transportation systems in the world. As of 2009, only Tokyo, Moscow and Seoul had busier subway systems;...

Sometime in June, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will release a newly redesigned version of the New York City subway map (as reported in The New York Times). As we’ve said before on this blog, New Yorkers are dedicated users of public transportation, and the subway system in particular...

One of the hardest parts of visiting New York City can be trying to navigate the subway system, but it doesn’t have to be that difficult. There are a handful of helpful apps for your iPhone to help you find the nearest subway, get easy directions, and even make sure you don’t fall asleep...