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Hi John! Is the $22.30 and $27.25 tip still relevant? We're flying into the U.S. next month (Jan '19) and have decided to spend our first weekend in NYC. We're on a tight budget so every dollar counts. Also, thanks for your videos! We've legit planned our entire NY weekend around your advice. Looking forward to trying your $1 pizza places 😉
If you have money left on an expired Metrocard don't throw away the card, if the expiration date is less than 1 year old you can ask the clerk in the booth to transfer the fare to a new card. If the expiration date is more than one year old, ask the clerk for the pre-paid envelope and form to mail the card to MTA and they will send you a new card with the fare on it.
You didn't even begin to scratch the surface of hidden stuff down in the subway. I've been working there for over 7 years and i'm still discovering hidden rooms and areas in the subway's & tunnels.
@@HereBeBarr John, there's so many rooms in between stations that I've seen open with old old equipment from the begining era of the subways. Also a lot of stations have walls built over old exits/entrances ( Central park west on the A & C line) Sometimes the maintainers will leave a door open and you can see old areas with old station booths and old advertisements. There's also a lot of closed unbuilt areas where there was supposed to be subway service planned.
When I lived in New York City in the 1980s, the 28th St. 456 train station was closed. We used to climb down on the track and walk up to the subway tunnel and explore the closed station. It was a little bit sketchy, but never had any problems. I also remember being at a local stations and walking to the next station which was an express train, it actually Saved time.
@ Jan Siolkowski (who pointed out, "At 6:46 you can see a rat in the bottom left corner"): It's a mouse but, dude, you're on point with your peripheral.
IMO I thing the coolest ride is on any of the Manhattan bridge trains at night and look out on the left side of the train for a spectacular view of the lit skyline of lower Manhattan.
Johns videos on the Subway saved me a fortune, I watched them made notes, printed of a copy of the E Line map, caught the Air Train to Jamacia, then got my metro card, loaded it with $11.00 of I went, followed the sign to the E train, I was in Manhattan 42nd street in quick time. Taxi was around $90 what a saving. I used the subway to do everything, one stop down town to 34 Penn street you aren’t the Edge, look back down the street you see Madison Square Garden stay to the left you hit MACYS, look across the street you are at the Empire State Building. Back on the Subway at 34 Penn to 5th Avenue 53rd your at St Patrick’s Cathederal. The key to the subway for me was is it up town or down town. Johns videos were my bible in New York, Thank you John.
In case some don't know majority of the "subway scenes" that you'd see in TV or Movies were filmed in an unused subway station in Toronto, Canada in Downtown Toronto. Even a NYC subway scene would be filmed there. It's called Bay Lower Station. It was used however for only 6 months in 1966 & discontinued due to confusion when transferring to another subway route if I'm not mistaken. Now it's used for filming. So next time you see a "subway scene" on film, you'll know it's most likely in Toronto 😉
I have visited NYC 3 times in the past 5 years, after a lifetime of thinking that I would never want to go. My sons talked me into it the first time 5 yrs ago for their birthday. I absolutely love visiting NYC. Your content has become a go to staple for me when I am there. Thank you. I actually enjoy the subway when I visit. So different from our way of life in middle America. Thanks for your content. The more about the nostalgia of the subway, the better. Would love to do the nostalgia rides you referenced.
Dear John, I love your videos! I'm from Eastern Europe, I've spent most of my life behind the Iron Curtain and have always dreamed of visiting NYC. This summer my dream will finally come true and I will use all your kind advice. Thank you very much!
When I travel around Japan and Korea, I love taking the subway. Seeing all the stations, trains, and people. Hearing the announcements. Watching the views from outside the window. New York seems to be the only American city that has a subway system that can rival Asian metropolises. That is why I want to visit NYC someday.
I’ve been watching your videos all day. We are planning out our New York trip for New Years! I can’t wait to see some upcoming winter ones! Thanks so much for all the tips and advice. It is greatly appreciated!!
Very cute and interesting. I haven't lived in NYC for almost 30 years but did grow up in Brooklyn in the 1950's/60's. The old train you show used to be used on the F train (IND) line when I was young. Those funny looking handles between the cars were how the conductor opened/closed the train doors. He (no she's back then) stood on a little step, while stopped in the station and held each handle, one controlled doors in the front cars, the other the rear car doors. In the later 1960's these train cars were still used on the Culver Line Shuttle which ran from 9th ave (west end line of BMT) with platform one level below the B train and ran up to McDonald Ave or Ditmas where it connected to the F train, IF I recall correctly. Also these wicker seated trains had bare screw in incandescent bulbs. The threads were reverse of standard light bulbs to avoid theft. Subway tokens in the 1950's were about the size of a dime with little Y's cut in them and cost 15 cents. You mention sucking tokens out of blocked slots, we did similar things with pay phones. The coin slot was open on the bottom and we'd stuff wet tissue up the slot so coins wouldn't drop down. Every few days we'd pull the dried tissue out and sometimes get as much as 80 or 90 cents. That was a lotta dough to a 10 year old. FYI, BMT stood for Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, IND was Independent Subway System and the IRT was Interboro Rapid Transit. Nice video. Thanks for lettin' an old Brooklynite reminisce.
@Onix Navarro, didn't know that. I spent most all my time in Bush Terminal, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Dyker Hgts, Bensonhurst and Coney. Never rode the C train. In the 50's some train cars had the conductors "control" panel in the middle of the car on the side wall. Those cars also had wicker seats, bare light bulbs, porcelain hand holds and ceiling fans without covers, very dangerous.
@Onix Navarro, in the late 1950's we (the gang) used to go fishing in Prospect Park lake. A&S used to stock the lake every summer and have a fishing contest. Those exposed ceiling fans ate more than one fishing pole as I recall. But you're probably right, I don't remember ever reading in the Daily News, Mirror or Journal American of any tragedies from the ceiling fans.
I used the subway while I was in New York thanks to you my guy, you help me and my family getting around Manhattan,Brooklyn and Queens without break the bank with Uber or taxi expensive rides
Great video. I love the subway despite everything that's wrong with it and it's a long list. To me it's a tourist attraction in itself although I've been on it a gazillion times.
Great advise and tips. My girlfriend and I visited and got 1 metro pass and loaded it with enough cash for a couple of round trips. It was less expensive the getting 2 unlimited passes. The NYC Subway system is very efficient and your tip about standing at the stripped bar and asking the conductor really helped. New York is a friendly place. Thanks for the good video.
have live in nj and work in NYC for 20+ years, moved to LA county 😎. I ❤️ watching your videos about NY and the other boroughs . Miss my NYC life, but not the winter blizzards 😁
Being a native, I heard your voice & right away knew you weren't. But that's irrelevant. You're showing love where most people trash talk it. Streets are prounounced DEE-kalb & SKIM-a-horn. Thank you for the positivity 👍
I went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1977. We still used tokens then. I loved the sound of the tokens being pushed into the slot under the window at the token booth. It always made me feel so rich! And finding rando tokens in the dryer when I did my laundry was a bonus.
New viewer here from the UK - I'm a fan of railways in general, and transit systems in particular. I've visited NYC seven times over the years, although the last was in 2011, and the Subway was a lure for me as much as the city itself, which is fascinating to me: a unique destination! Whilst I did know most of these facts anyway, I'd just like to say you've presented them in an entertaining and likeable way, so I'll keep watching for more snippets... may you flourish, Sir!
Im 64 and remember those nostalgia trains when they were in service mostly on the 8th and 6th ave lines. They as you said go back to the 1930s and were part of the Independent or IND lines which today are the A, B, C, D, E , and G lines. These lines were always owned by the city and are not as old as the other two divisions. The Brooklyn Manhattan Transit are the J, L , M, N , Q and R lines were privately owned as were the numbered lines which are the IRT or Interboro Rapid Transit which are the 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7 and 42nd street Shuttle. The IRT are the oldest since 1904 or 07 I believe. The lettered lines have wider and longer cars and cant operate along the numbered lines tunnel. But there is one station where a lettered and numbered line stop on the same platform. This is Queens Plaza where the number 7 train makes a connection with the N train and here youd be able to observe the diffrence in car sizes. Thanks for posting!
What if you're a local who only uses the subway a few times a week (ex: me).. The money carries over, while the $31 is lost.. All depends on your situation, for some the monthly makes sense. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely love your videos and this one especially. I LOVE the NYC subway system. I was there in September 18 and saw City Hall and buzzed like an 8 year old at Christmas. I had heard about, planned it out and when the doors closed at Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall the adrenaline went into over drive. I know you'd be unlucky to get told to get off but when the train moved and finally went through the station... What a buzz.
Here's a thought some of the lines the MTA uses predates the subway itself. Dyre ave line (5) was part of the N.Y. Boston railway and the the Far Rockaway line (A) was the old train line for the LIRR the peninsula.
The Mass Transiscope is the former Myrtle Ave train station where a connection was available to the since abandoned Myrtle Ave line through downtown Brookk Brooklynyn
ugh. today the 7 train had 3 trains with brakes activated and sick customer at a stop. i got to work an hour late. this evening another train with brakes activated and an investigation at 34th street. got home 30 minutes late. wish there was an (affordable) alternative to the subway.
There are several abandoned stations, aside from 91st Street. One in the open is the Broadway station on the Myrtle Avenue el. When you take a J, Z, or M train out towards Queens, notice the structure above the Myrtle Avenue station. That was the Broadway station on the el line that continued onward to downtown Brooklyn until 1969. Some of the structure remains for a block westward on Myrtle Avenue.
Also the lower level of Bergen Street. Also City Hall, Worth St, 18 Street, Jerome Ave. There are probably a few other whole stations or levels I'm forgetting.
Great vid! Next you should profile different neighborhoods interviewing residents, capturing the essence of them, key things to do and restaurants. Best nyc RUclipsr by far👍
You mentioned the Nostalgia Train but not the Transit Museum. It's in the abandoned Court St. station in Downtown Brooklyn. Entrance is at Boerum PL. & Schermerhorn St., near Borough Hall 2,3,4,5 and Jay St. A,C,F,R. It has several old subway cars and other exhibits. I grew up in Brooklyn Heights, right around the corner from the Decoy House.
5:08/ Pre-9/11, I remember seeing this very artwork on display at Pratt Institute before officially being installed at the IND 14th Street Station! Around 2000, there was even a symposium on the fate of the High Line! This beautiful city that I had the privilege of being born and raised in has always rewarded me for my curiosity. The ghosts of its pasts are scattered throughout the streets. You just gotta know where to look! If you get a chance, head down to the Myrtle Avenue Station on the J/Z line. At the southern end of the platform overhead is a remnant of the long-demolished Myrtle Ave El. Good luck...🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
Was there in September. Weather was glorious . Returning home to UK gave our 7 day Metrocards with three days credit left (and a tip) to wheelchair pusher at JFK which was well received.Your advice served us well especially the zip code tip at the Metro machine. Stayed in Brooklyn and used subway every day including the air train on last day. Found the food hall at Grand Central excellent for good lunch at good prices. Eat just before mid day before the crowds arrive.
Y’all wanna know something interesting that happened to me? So I was at the NY Transit Museum. Those super old metro card readers were displayed there. I actually swiped my card on one of them just for fun. I had 2 fares on my card. The first one worked when I hopped on a subway back home. But the second swipe DIDN’T. I even checked the balance and sure enough it was $0.00 The Transit Museum stoke me $2.75. 😂
i have known bout B/Q art-ride from DeKlab for years.... thank you for including it on your list. what would really be impressive (& maybe time consuming) is a subway hack that tells you what subway car & door to stand in that either gets you out the station fast or transfer between lines on different levels...
AAAhhh the NYC subway system. In the mid 70's the city stopped painting the cars, the cars (almost all) were covered with graffiti . The one old time shot near the beginning of your video showed some of the poor quality graffiti, some of the graffiti was amazing. Unfortunately I remember the tokens and people sometimes jumping the lower turnstiles when it was crowded. Some of the info was new to me, thanks.
Great video Jon. I enjoyed the train rides on the N.Y.C. subway. It was very interesting especially the classic holiday train stuff. Hope you enjoy that train ride this December. Ciao
I grew up on Southern Blvd in The Bronx in the 50s and 60s. The elevated "Subway" ran right outside my bedroom window. All conversation stopped, and the whole building would shake and rattle. I dreamed of those trains most of my life. The fare was 15 cents, and you could get a transfer from bus to train and vice verse! I was so used to it that it would put me to sleep at night Under the train tracks were trolley tracks and bus lines. What a lullaby!
@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Yes indeed! Between the Freeman St. and 174th St. stops, at 171 St.. I went to J.H.S. 98 around the corner on Boston Road, as my mother had during WWII. We moved to Throggs Neck when I started High School at Bronx Science in 1967.
Your videos are truly informative! I took notes from some of your NYC posts as I’m planning a trip to NYC around September or October... Are those good months to visit ?
Always heard about and seen videos and photos of the hidden City Hall station. Definitely want to check it out. There’s also some abandoned former stations you can see, like the 91 St station on the 1 train
Also worth st., 42 st lower level, bergen st lower level, 9th ave lower level, Jerome ave and Sedgwick ave stations( Visible from yankee stadium if know where to look) and what used to be the 8 train through 3rd ave in the bronx.
Alrucards Was actually up in The Bronx over the weekend on 3rd Ave imagining how it must have been when the El was running. There are some great videos of it on RUclips from back in the 50’s
I realized something, this was filmed the same day that I visited the both 14th street, and the movie projector, most likely just a few hours after I was there lmao, i could just imagine seeing this guy just filming. The MTA is really full of adventures and mysteries.
My favorite is the 34st R stop jungle sound makers. I remember sitting on my dad’s shoulders when I was a baby waving my hand in front of the sensors. I don’t think anyone really remembers what they are. Whenever I go back to make some music people look really confused.
watched! My family and I will be there the 2nd week of December and I didn't even know about this nostalgia train, I hope to be able to ride it. This was really cool video.
The one in London is at 23 and 24, Leinster Gardens, although it's just a facade (no equipment room or emergency exit) to plug a gap left after construction of the line passing underneath. The original line of the system, the Metropolitan Railway from Bishop's Road, Paddington to Farringdon (Street) is by far the oldest in the world: it opened in 1863!
1. Go through the emergency exit gate in 2. Hop turnstiles easier by pulling them toward you 3. Tell the booth your swipe was eaten to get a free swipe
I was visiting NY last summer and I was heading down somewhere in lower Manhattan I cant remember where exactly, but I looked out the window for a moment and saw the old city hall station zoom by. Before that I didn't even know it existed, but it was really creepy and cool.
I think the secret entrance to the Knickerbocker hotel (now closed) and the Turnstyle underground market is pretty cool. I discovered the Turnstyle underground market one day by accident and it was amazing
Ok thanks for the video , I'm a born and raised New Yorker lived there from 1954-1979 . Going back later this week with my wife who has never been there. Other than your mispronunciation of Dekalb & Schermerhorn re: Hoyt- Schermerhorn subway station you did a pretty good job. One other thing you might mention that you can't walk through different subway cars unless there is an emergency or directed by a city transit official, I don't think you will arrested but you can be given a hefty finet hat I would rather spend at The Oyster Bar Lol
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Hi John! Is the $22.30 and $27.25 tip still relevant? We're flying into the U.S. next month (Jan '19) and have decided to spend our first weekend in NYC. We're on a tight budget so every dollar counts. Also, thanks for your videos! We've legit planned our entire NY weekend around your advice. Looking forward to trying your $1 pizza places 😉
Yes, should still be relevant !! Thanks for watching.
Yes
Would like to add links to some of your videos
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I like the way you present your videos. No stupid gimmicks or crazy music. Just a plain looking dude going yap yap about NY. Really good.
"plain looking dude"... lol
Only thing is he can pronounce then named stations
@@1mfilms he right tho
If you have money left on an expired Metrocard don't throw away the card, if the expiration date is less than 1 year old you can ask the clerk in the booth to transfer the fare to a new card. If the expiration date is more than one year old, ask the clerk for the pre-paid envelope and form to mail the card to MTA and they will send you a new card with the fare on it.
:) Good stuff !
Had no idea that was possible, thank you!
Or stick it into the machine, and it will spit a new card out. You don't even have to refill the card.
The conductors used to force you off at Brooklyn Bridge. Sometimes it's best to pretend you're sleeping until the trains move.
You didn't even begin to scratch the surface of hidden stuff down in the subway. I've been working there for over 7 years and i'm still discovering hidden rooms and areas in the subway's & tunnels.
Please share
@@HereBeBarr John, there's so many rooms in between stations that I've seen open with old old equipment from the begining era of the subways. Also a lot of stations have walls built over old exits/entrances ( Central park west on the A & C line) Sometimes the maintainers will leave a door open and you can see old areas with old station booths and old advertisements. There's also a lot of closed unbuilt areas where there was supposed to be subway service planned.
When I lived in New York City in the 1980s, the 28th St. 456 train station was closed. We used to climb down on the track and walk up to the subway tunnel and explore the closed station. It was a little bit sketchy, but never had any problems. I also remember being at a local stations and walking to the next station which was an express train, it actually Saved time.
What happens if the train goes to City Hall then goes out of service? How do you get back?
Ooh Do tell!!!
At 6:46 you can see a rat in the bottom left corner lol
Damn great eyes 👀
@ Jan Siolkowski (who pointed out, "At 6:46 you can see a rat in the bottom left corner"):
It's a mouse but, dude, you're on point with your peripheral.
100% a rat. Mice in the subway are super tiny, so they can squeeze in little spaces and avoid the rats@@perspicaciouscritic
We can only imagine how many there are so as to show up in a random video. Yuck.
That's not a rat. That's a NY subway resident. Lol
IMO I thing the coolest ride is on any of the Manhattan bridge trains at night and look out on the left side of the train for a spectacular view of the lit skyline of lower Manhattan.
joseph dunn I would agree, it’s pretty gorgeous
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whats the name of the trains ?
@@kasko909 the B or Q
@@xavierperez4160 thank you
My favorite subway trick is not paying and going thru the emergency exit.
hopping the turnstile in the summer lmfao
That’s a crime now.
Facts, he needed some help with this vid
@@YoDaddyBlack Arrest me then.
Thief
Johns videos on the Subway saved me a fortune, I watched them made notes, printed of a copy of the E Line map, caught the Air Train to Jamacia, then got my metro card, loaded it with $11.00 of I went, followed the sign to the E train, I was in Manhattan 42nd street in quick time. Taxi was around $90 what a saving. I used the subway to do everything, one stop down town to 34 Penn street you aren’t the Edge, look back down the street you see Madison Square Garden stay to the left you hit MACYS, look across the street you are at the Empire State Building. Back on the Subway at 34 Penn to 5th Avenue 53rd your at St Patrick’s Cathederal. The key to the subway for me was is it up town or down town. Johns videos were my bible in New York, Thank you John.
In case some don't know majority of the "subway scenes" that you'd see in TV or Movies were filmed in an unused subway station in Toronto, Canada in Downtown Toronto. Even a NYC subway scene would be filmed there. It's called Bay Lower Station. It was used however for only 6 months in 1966 & discontinued due to confusion when transferring to another subway route if I'm not mistaken. Now it's used for filming. So next time you see a "subway scene" on film, you'll know it's most likely in Toronto 😉
I have visited NYC 3 times in the past 5 years, after a lifetime of thinking that I would never want to go. My sons talked me into it the first time 5 yrs ago for their birthday. I absolutely love visiting NYC. Your content has become a go to staple for me when I am there. Thank you. I actually enjoy the subway when I visit. So different from our way of life in middle America. Thanks for your content. The more about the nostalgia of the subway, the better. Would love to do the nostalgia rides you referenced.
Dear John, I love your videos! I'm from Eastern Europe, I've spent most of my life behind the Iron Curtain and have always dreamed of visiting NYC. This summer my dream will finally come true and I will use all your kind advice. Thank you very much!
i hope you enjoyed your trip (if you got to go) :) i'm also from eastern europe and now living in nyc !
When I travel around Japan and Korea, I love taking the subway. Seeing all the stations, trains, and people. Hearing the announcements. Watching the views from outside the window.
New York seems to be the only American city that has a subway system that can rival Asian metropolises. That is why I want to visit NYC someday.
Rival, but definitely not win. I know that since I live in NY and... yeah it’s ok but can’t compare to Asian systems
@@peskypigeonx complete agreement there. It works but definitely not as nice
I’ve been watching your videos all day. We are planning out our New York trip for New Years! I can’t wait to see some upcoming winter ones! Thanks so much for all the tips and advice. It is greatly appreciated!!
Very cute and interesting. I haven't lived in NYC for almost 30 years but did grow up in Brooklyn in the 1950's/60's. The old train you show used to be used on the F train (IND) line when I was young. Those funny looking handles between the cars were how the conductor opened/closed the train doors. He (no she's back then) stood on a little step, while stopped in the station and held each handle, one controlled doors in the front cars, the other the rear car doors. In the later 1960's these train cars were still used on the Culver Line Shuttle which ran from 9th ave (west end line of BMT) with platform one level below the B train and ran up to McDonald Ave or Ditmas where it connected to the F train, IF I recall correctly. Also these wicker seated trains had bare screw in incandescent bulbs. The threads were reverse of standard light bulbs to avoid theft. Subway tokens in the 1950's were about the size of a dime with little Y's cut in them and cost 15 cents.
You mention sucking tokens out of blocked slots, we did similar things with pay phones. The coin slot was open on the bottom and we'd stuff wet tissue up the slot so coins wouldn't drop down. Every few days we'd pull the dried tissue out and sometimes get as much as 80 or 90 cents. That was a lotta dough to a 10 year old. FYI, BMT stood for Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, IND was Independent Subway System and the IRT was Interboro Rapid Transit. Nice video. Thanks for lettin' an old Brooklynite reminisce.
@Onix Navarro, didn't know that. I spent most all my time in Bush Terminal, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Dyker Hgts, Bensonhurst and Coney. Never rode the C train. In the 50's some train cars had the conductors "control" panel in the middle of the car on the side wall. Those cars also had wicker seats, bare light bulbs, porcelain hand holds and ceiling fans without covers, very dangerous.
@Onix Navarro, in the late 1950's we (the gang) used to go fishing in Prospect Park lake. A&S used to stock the lake every summer and have a fishing contest. Those exposed ceiling fans ate more than one fishing pole as I recall. But you're probably right, I don't remember ever reading in the Daily News, Mirror or Journal American of any tragedies from the ceiling fans.
I used the subway while I was in New York thanks to you my guy, you help me and my family getting around Manhattan,Brooklyn and Queens without break the bank with Uber or taxi expensive rides
Great video. I love the subway despite everything that's wrong with it and it's a long list. To me it's a tourist attraction in itself although I've been on it a gazillion times.
Your videos are single-handedly preparing me more to live in NYC than any other resource-including my family that lives in NYC! 😂👌🏼
I watched this video more than 3 times.
And I’m ready to travel NYC now.. Yeahh
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im a nyc local and i still leave learning about hidden gems in my city
Great advise and tips. My girlfriend and I visited and got 1 metro pass and loaded it with enough cash for a couple of round trips. It was less expensive the getting 2 unlimited passes. The NYC Subway system is very efficient and your tip about standing at the stripped bar and asking the conductor really helped. New York is a friendly place. Thanks for the good video.
have live in nj and work in NYC for 20+ years, moved to LA county 😎. I ❤️ watching your videos about NY and the other boroughs . Miss my NYC life, but not the winter blizzards 😁
Thanks Jon, this video was a very fascinating journey, you are never banal!
Being a native, I heard your voice & right away knew you weren't. But that's irrelevant. You're showing love where most people trash talk it. Streets are prounounced DEE-kalb & SKIM-a-horn. Thank you for the positivity 👍
Correct...
I went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1977. We still used tokens then. I loved the sound of the tokens being pushed into the slot under the window at the token booth. It always made me feel so rich! And finding rando tokens in the dryer when I did my laundry was a bonus.
New viewer here from the UK - I'm a fan of railways in general, and transit systems in particular. I've visited NYC seven times over the years, although the last was in 2011, and the Subway was a lure for me as much as the city itself, which is fascinating to me: a unique destination!
Whilst I did know most of these facts anyway, I'd just like to say you've presented them in an entertaining and likeable way, so I'll keep watching for more snippets... may you flourish, Sir!
Im 64 and remember those nostalgia trains when they were in service mostly on the 8th and 6th ave lines. They as you said go back to the 1930s and were part of the Independent or IND lines which today are the A, B, C, D, E , and G lines. These lines were always owned by the city and are not as old as the other two divisions. The Brooklyn Manhattan Transit are the J, L , M, N , Q and R lines were privately owned as were the numbered lines which are the IRT or Interboro Rapid Transit which are the 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7 and 42nd street Shuttle. The IRT are the oldest since 1904 or 07 I believe. The lettered lines have wider and longer cars and cant operate along the numbered lines tunnel. But there is one station where a lettered and numbered line stop on the same platform. This is Queens Plaza where the number 7 train makes a connection with the N train and here youd be able to observe the diffrence in car sizes. Thanks for posting!
These videos make me miss new york city so much
I’m 1 year away from my very first visit and your videos have done a lot to bring me up to speed on what to expect !....thanks man !
The first year I lived in New York, one of those old trains rolled up, and I didn't know what to do with myself!
I enjoy all of your videos. They're very informative and helpful. As far as I'm concerned, your videos are the best.
The station from MJ's "Bad" music video was also used in Weird Al's parody of the song, "Fat".
Subway secrets is interesting, curious and amusing. Thank you for producing this video!
Dude wtf. If you're gonna pay $27.25 PLEAAASE just buy a weekly metro card for $31 and you can use it all week
What if you're a local who only uses the subway a few times a week (ex: me).. The money carries over, while the $31 is lost.. All depends on your situation, for some the monthly makes sense. Thanks for watching.
It's 32 but yeah.
I always loose it so it doesn’t work for me
@@traceymohan9915 I've only lost mine once and I cried I'll pray for you 😭💗
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Great video! Information like this is incredibly useful. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely love your videos and this one especially. I LOVE the NYC subway system. I was there in September 18 and saw City Hall and buzzed like an 8 year old at Christmas. I had heard about, planned it out and when the doors closed at Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall the adrenaline went into over drive. I know you'd be unlucky to get told to get off but when the train moved and finally went through the station... What a buzz.
Here's a thought some of the lines the MTA uses predates the subway itself. Dyre ave line (5) was part of the N.Y. Boston railway and the the Far Rockaway line (A) was the old train line for the LIRR the peninsula.
The Mass Transiscope is the former Myrtle Ave train station where a connection was available to the since abandoned Myrtle Ave line through downtown Brookk Brooklynyn
About to relocate to NYC soon. I find your videos very informative and interesting. Great videos. I gotta learn how to use the NYC subway.
ugh. today the 7 train had 3 trains with brakes activated and sick customer at a stop. i got to work an hour late. this evening another train with brakes activated and an investigation at 34th street. got home 30 minutes late. wish there was an (affordable) alternative to the subway.
Try Via?
My friends who don’t like the subway bike. I’m sure you’ve considered that though.
not really. biking from the middle of queens to the city is not really a good option.
@@aleko9267 Im not that far into queens. Wouldnt make sense to take it.
@@aleko9267 too expensive for daily commute
I ride right past the dekalb ave art every day for school, it's my favorite thing and I always try to watch all of it when I'm paying attention
There are several abandoned stations, aside from 91st Street. One in the open is the Broadway station on the Myrtle Avenue el. When you take a J, Z, or M train out towards Queens, notice the structure above the Myrtle Avenue station. That was the Broadway station on the el line that continued onward to downtown Brooklyn until 1969. Some of the structure remains for a block westward on Myrtle Avenue.
Also the lower level of Bergen Street. Also City Hall, Worth St, 18 Street, Jerome Ave. There are probably a few other whole stations or levels I'm forgetting.
Love this video, Jon! You always give such great, interesting, and useful information. Not to mention FUN. Love that city and your videos.
Much appreciated
Been watching tones of your videos in preparation for my first NYC visit, thanks they have been very helpful.
This video is my own personal brand of nerdy, and I loved every minute of it.
I wasn't paying attention to your videos in the feeds but i have to tell you i am really liking them!
My genuine NYC guide😀
You didn't mention the instruments in stalled on 34th Street platform on the N/Q/R line people opposite platforms can create music together!
Great video! Love reading all the comments from other users & admirers of the nyc subway system!
Helpful as always - I have been preparing for my trip to New York by watching your clips. I'll be there from 17 - 30 October.
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Thank you for your help, I am going to NYC this year in June, never been there so I am doing my homework before going there.
Hope you enjoy it !
Love all your nyc videos and this one is especially helpful and interesting! Thank you!
Thanks !!
Awesome video again, your vids are very interesting and helpfull while preparing my 1th trip to NYC. Thanks a lot, keep up the good work!
Great vid! Next you should profile different neighborhoods interviewing residents, capturing the essence of them, key things to do and restaurants. Best nyc RUclipsr by far👍
Great idea 💡 👌🏻and thanks
My man, this guy comes out with such quality content!
You mentioned the Nostalgia Train but not the Transit Museum. It's in the abandoned Court St. station in Downtown Brooklyn. Entrance is at Boerum PL. & Schermerhorn St., near Borough Hall 2,3,4,5 and Jay St. A,C,F,R. It has several old subway cars and other exhibits. I grew up in Brooklyn Heights, right around the corner from the Decoy House.
Thanks for the info. NYC is one of my favorite cites #1 actually. Hope to visit again once this virus thing is under good control.
The subway art one you can use the D or N to see it
5:08/ Pre-9/11, I remember seeing this very artwork on display at Pratt Institute before officially being installed at the IND 14th Street Station! Around 2000, there was even a symposium on the fate of the High Line! This beautiful city that I had the privilege of being born and raised in has always rewarded me for my curiosity. The ghosts of its pasts are scattered throughout the streets. You just gotta know where to look! If you get a chance, head down to the Myrtle Avenue Station on the J/Z line. At the southern end of the platform overhead is a remnant of the long-demolished Myrtle Ave El. Good luck...🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
I love these tips and tricks even though I live in NY
Was there in September. Weather was glorious . Returning home to UK gave our 7 day Metrocards with three days credit left (and a tip) to wheelchair pusher at JFK which was well received.Your advice served us well especially the zip code tip at the Metro machine. Stayed in Brooklyn and used subway every day including the air train on last day. Found the food hall at Grand Central excellent for good lunch at good prices. Eat just before mid day before the crowds arrive.
Y’all wanna know something interesting that happened to me?
So I was at the NY Transit Museum. Those super old metro card readers were displayed there. I actually swiped my card on one of them just for fun. I had 2 fares on my card. The first one worked when I hopped on a subway back home. But the second swipe DIDN’T. I even checked the balance and sure enough it was $0.00 The Transit Museum stoke me $2.75. 😂
Well the card readers were probably still working but an old one?
When I visited the Transit Museum, the admission was 1 token
Nice video , we just got home to Minnesota from NYC , we took our 10 year old on the subway... he loved it
I’ve always loved the mosaic in the station near Citigroup Center.
thanks man, i'll be visiting next year...
2 weeks till my NYC day trip and all of videos have help prepared me
Great video. I have been a fan of the NY Subway since I was a little child.
Hey man, amazing!!! see you on November! thanks for that great info.
Great video man, love the subway topic. I really need to visit that old city hall station!
Let’s go !
i have known bout B/Q art-ride from DeKlab for years.... thank you for including it on your list.
what would really be impressive (& maybe time consuming) is a subway hack that tells you what subway car & door to stand in that either gets you out the station fast or transfer between lines on different levels...
I’m just gonna stand in the middle of the subway and say “I’m lost someone take me home”
Joy Popoola it’s crazy, I was there 3 days ago and it was raining 😟 i have never seen so many people in a rush in my entire life lol.
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AAAhhh the NYC subway system. In the mid 70's the city stopped painting the cars, the cars (almost all) were covered with graffiti . The one old time shot near the beginning of your video showed some of the poor quality graffiti, some of the graffiti was amazing. Unfortunately I remember the tokens and people sometimes jumping the lower turnstiles when it was crowded. Some of the info was new to me, thanks.
Happy to help . Yah the subways were a mess 😂
I came across a nostalgia train last winter. It was awesome
Great video Jon. I enjoyed the train rides on the N.Y.C. subway. It was very interesting especially the classic holiday train stuff. Hope you enjoy that train ride this December. Ciao
I grew up on Southern Blvd in The Bronx in the 50s and 60s. The elevated "Subway" ran right outside my bedroom window. All conversation stopped, and the whole building would shake and rattle. I dreamed of those trains most of my life. The fare was 15 cents, and you could get a transfer from bus to train and vice verse! I was so used to it that it would put me to sleep at night Under the train tracks were trolley tracks and bus lines. What a lullaby!
I assume you probably lived along the 2/5 Lines?
@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Yes indeed! Between the Freeman St. and 174th St. stops, at 171 St.. I went to J.H.S. 98 around the corner on Boston Road, as my mother had during WWII. We moved to Throggs Neck when I started High School at Bronx Science in 1967.
Your videos are truly informative! I took notes from some of your NYC posts as I’m planning a trip to NYC around September or October... Are those good months to visit ?
Visiting nyc in 3 weeks looking forward to the subway
Don't get raped and robbed
Anthony Cooke Lol stop trying to scare him, you’ll be fine
Its dirty and smells
looking forwards to the trains in new york city is like looking forward to a mental breakdown and paying for it.
Always heard about and seen videos and photos of the hidden City Hall station. Definitely want to check it out. There’s also some abandoned former stations you can see, like the 91 St station on the 1 train
I've never heard of that one !
Here Be Barr Keep an eye out next time you ride the 1/2/3 between 86 & 96 St
This article has some good info! untappedcities.com/2013/12/18/the-abandoned-91st-street-subway-station-on-the-1-line-in-nyc/
Also worth st., 42 st lower level, bergen st lower level, 9th ave lower level, Jerome ave and Sedgwick ave stations( Visible from yankee stadium if know where to look) and what used to be the 8 train through 3rd ave in the bronx.
Alrucards Was actually up in The Bronx over the weekend on 3rd Ave imagining how it must have been when the El was running. There are some great videos of it on RUclips from back in the 50’s
I just saw this on my feed. I enjoyed it alot now I subbed. Gr8 vid man
What a great video! I loved it.Congrats!
Can't wait for this! We love trains! Especially crowded ones!!
I realized something, this was filmed the same day that I visited the both 14th street, and the movie projector, most likely just a few hours after I was there lmao, i could just imagine seeing this guy just filming. The MTA is really full of adventures and mysteries.
I see that artwork everyday on my way to work... so wierd
My favorite is the 34st R stop jungle sound makers. I remember sitting on my dad’s shoulders when I was a baby waving my hand in front of the sensors.
I don’t think anyone really remembers what they are. Whenever I go back to make some music people look really confused.
watched! My family and I will be there the 2nd week of December and I didn't even know about this nostalgia train, I hope to be able to ride it. This was really cool video.
The London subway system has a decoy house too!
I think I read that NYC has more subway stops than any other system.
The one in London is at 23 and 24, Leinster Gardens, although it's just a facade (no equipment room or emergency exit) to plug a gap left after construction of the line passing underneath. The original line of the system, the Metropolitan Railway from Bishop's Road, Paddington to Farringdon (Street) is by far the oldest in the world: it opened in 1863!
I was just talking about NYC subways and then I got recommended this...
1. Go through the emergency exit gate in
2. Hop turnstiles easier by pulling them toward you
3. Tell the booth your swipe was eaten to get a free swipe
Mimi Madori Huh?
I was recently on vacation in NYC. I definitely noticed some stations are nicer then others
I don’t have to take the “Christmas Tour” I’m so old I sat on those Wicker Seats when I was a child! 😂🤣😂👵🏻
Y yo tambien!
I did as well!
Very informative Information. Thank you.
Dammit. This video made me miss NY. I hate the MTA but couldn’t even live without it. Haha
Finally someone watching this during covid... And yes I miss my home too..💯
I always use the the Unlimited Tickets when i'm in New York. Very convenient if you're all over the place.
I was visiting NY last summer and I was heading down somewhere in lower Manhattan I cant remember where exactly, but I looked out the window for a moment and saw the old city hall station zoom by. Before that I didn't even know it existed, but it was really creepy and cool.
Love the subway in NYC -- so much history in an incredible transit network!
Marshall Steeves not to mention the variety of subway they have from old school to new
@@R32-DreamyNYC It's pretty incredible they have kept up those old subway cars!
I think the secret entrance to the Knickerbocker hotel (now closed) and the Turnstyle underground market is pretty cool. I discovered the Turnstyle underground market one day by accident and it was amazing
Really cool vid Jon! My #1 subway tip: jump the turnstile, lol
Hahahha, i'm not supporting that one !
@@HereBeBarr for educational purposes only ;)
I really enjoy the videos and find them interesting.
I live in riverdale along the 1 line and I’m very familiar with this stuff but I had nothing to do so I figured I’d watch this
Ok thanks for the video , I'm a born and raised New Yorker lived there from 1954-1979 . Going back later this week with my wife who has never been there. Other than your mispronunciation of Dekalb & Schermerhorn re: Hoyt- Schermerhorn subway station you did a pretty good job. One other thing you might mention that you can't walk through different subway cars unless there is an emergency or directed by a city transit official, I don't think you will arrested but you can be given a hefty finet hat I would rather spend at The Oyster Bar Lol
🏴 Good fact bout feet up on seats and the history of subway cheers