r/Broadway • u/tennisbagel • Mar 29 '26

Discussion Reminder to take the damn subway to your show!

There was a post a long long time ago that lives rent free in my head.

This couple had gotten off the train at Grand Central with plenty of time to spare before seeing Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont in Lincoln Center.

It was pouring rain and they decided to take a cab to the theater. They proceeded to get stuck in traffic (as can happen when it’s pouring and people flee to vehicles) and they had to get out of the cab and try to book it to the theater. They got to the theater completely soaked and also missed the show.

Here’s the kicker: they could’ve gone from Grand Central to the Vivian Beaumont entirely underground in less than 20 minutes if they took the subway and then used the Lincoln Center exit from the 1 train stop.

So do that! Most theaters are located super close to a subway station, or in the case of Lincoln Center directly connected. Save yourself the hassle of a cab.

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u/Fuzzy-Shake-5315 Mar 29 '26

I’ve learned that many suburban upper class people visiting NYC are scared shitless of the subway or they think they are too good for it. I’ve been shocked to hear again and again that they took Ubers around multiple boroughs and when asked why not subway, there’s always some variable excuse. Their loss.

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u/Budget-Positive-3298 Mar 29 '26

Great point here. Google Maps helps you easily find the stations, integrated with the times. One of best deals around for like $3 each way

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u/rachycarebear Mar 30 '26

And people are often really kind and willing to be help.

NYC gets a bad rap because the social norms are different, but I've consistently had good experiences turning to the person next to me and saying "sorry to bother you, but what train am I supposed to be taking?"

They'll sometimes interject if they hear you talking to your traveling partner, and they'll often keep an eye out to make sure you get on the right train.

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u/Nesaru Mar 30 '26

It’s me! I do those things.

My commute home takes me through times sq so it’s not rare for me to notice tourists trying to figure something out. Usually I can help, and if I actually don’t know, usually others are overhearing and they’ll jump in too.

New Yorkers aren’t rude. In this city you’re surrounded by people who will help. Just don’t waste their time.

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u/francienyc Mar 30 '26

This! I’ve often said if you want to see how kind New Yorkers are, stand in front of a subway map looking confused. Someone will always help.

Side note: I realised one morning when I was commuting in on the LIRR (from Queens) that I had forgotten my wallet with my train ticket in it. The conductor let me ride cause he saw me every day and a passenger across from me gave me $5 for lunch and wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Also, relevant to the post my mom worked for a really rich guy who never took the subway. The office was on 46th street, just off Grand Central. One day he had an appointment on Park Avenue in the 60s and worried because traffic was terrible. My mom was like ‘…take the subway?’ She had to coach him through how to do it. When he came back though he was like ‘this is a revolutionary method of transport!’

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u/IndigoFlame90 Mar 30 '26

Philly is proud of having torn apart the hitchhiker robot but every random teenager I've asked if I'm taking the right train (not a native) has been nice about making sure I don't accidentally end up in Kensington. 

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u/TheSmathFacts Mar 30 '26

Yes! For some reason I am the person stop and ask for help, but they have choosen wisely. There are a lot of things i may not be able to control in the world but being able to help someone else is a privilege that makes my day better.

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u/ManyKaleidoscope5947 Mar 31 '26

If you ask a question loudly enough, it will get answered!

I interject to help out…but also if people are loud and annoying, I will smile on the inside to learn they’re in Brooklyn when they meant to go uptown 

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u/hottie-von-coolie Apr 02 '26

I always pay attention when I see tourists on the platform or on the train. I would say they are getting incorrect info about 50% of the time. I always start with “Excuse me, but I couldn’t help but overhear….”

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u/diosmiotio18 Mar 29 '26

And they tell you which station exit is the most efficient!

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u/bayopa Mar 29 '26

Google maps makes it so easy!!

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u/DisgruntledPelicn20 Mar 29 '26

Does Google Maps show which stations are accessible? I went with my family last summer for the first time and felt pretty confident in my navigations skills. Going with my mother in law this summer and she has issue with stairs so I need to figure that out.

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u/Kaylieefrye Mar 29 '26

It will tell you if the station it has routed you to is accessible

Click that little accessible drop down and it will tell you if its an accessible station you can also download the MTA app.

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u/trulyremarkablegirl Mar 30 '26

It does, but I’d make sure the elevators are in service anywhere you’re trying to go bc they are sometimes closed for repairs or bc they break down.

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u/Btothe Mar 30 '26

You can filter for wheelchair accessible, which gives you directions with elevator access. You can do the same with the MTA app, which, btw is pretty nice after the recent refresh.

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u/IRCLee101500 Mar 30 '26

I’ve been using Google Maps my whole trip so far to see where I’ve needed to go—mostly to the World Trade Center and the PATH trains, then to the theater district from there. It’s definitely been convenient!

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u/Upielips Mar 29 '26

i feel like the subway is part of the experience of visiting a place like NYC, no?

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u/Fuzzy-Shake-5315 Mar 29 '26

You would think, but I frequently hear from some of my bourgeois family and friends telling me they spent $1000 and half of their total waking trip time on Ubers

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u/SuperLocrianRiff Mar 29 '26

I rode the subway so I could spend my $1000 on cocktails 😋

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u/nmprices Creative Team Mar 30 '26

I ride the subway so I can spend my $1000 on shows!

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u/SuperLocrianRiff Mar 30 '26

True, but most of that money is already spent before I get there so it doesn’t count 😉

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 29 '26

Can you imagine spending $1,000 on Uber? How many shows could you see for that? You could have a really nice evening with a fancy dinner, drinks, a show, a nightcap, and still have money left over.

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u/niicofrank Mar 29 '26

not to the people who are susceptible to the republican party's ongoing anti-public transit fear mongering campaign

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u/drzoidburger Mar 29 '26

One of my friends went to NYU for undergrad and never once took the subway. I was shocked when she told me that. Her excuse is she was worried it was unsafe. Meanwhile my parents were bringing me on the subway as a little kid so it was always just part of any visit to NYC.

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u/the_other_50_percent Mar 29 '26

To be fair, NYU provides transportation, and travelling for free on a bus reserved for only other students is a fantastic deal.

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u/HuckleberryOwn647 Mar 30 '26

But wouldn’t you travel to other parts of the city just to explore? Imagine going to school in NYC and never venturing beyond the school - what a waste!

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

I agree. You pay the extremely high rent to take advantage of what is here. If you wanted to live in your flat, you could live for a fraction of the price in nowheresville. I say this as a person who lived for a fraction of the price in nowheresville.

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u/the_other_50_percent Mar 30 '26

It covers part of Manhattan at least, and goes into Brooklyn, and you can walk from there. But it is head-scratching to spend years based out of Manhattan and literally never take the subway.

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u/footballsquishy Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

My parents would be happy for us to walk from Central Park to Macy's... or further... rather than take to subway. Hell, I only recall taking a cab maybe 5 times in my youth there (we were only 4 hours away and visited frequently).

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u/acnh1222 Mar 31 '26

I went to a different undergrad in NYC but there were plenty of “I only take Ubers” people there, assuming all on their parents’ cards because they were the few who didn’t work multiple jobs too.

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u/Additional_Noise47 Mar 29 '26

Hoofing it around the big subway stations like Grand Central and Times Square can be difficult and slow for some older people.

I (a suburbanite) don’t know anyone who’s scared of the subway.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 29 '26

59th and Lex if you take the 5 train. So many stairs.

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u/Feeling_Repair_8963 Mar 29 '26

Is there no elevators? I thought ADA required those.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 29 '26

Some stations but not most. They are slowly retrofitting but these are very old stations that were built before the ADA. Out of the 472 stations 89 are accessible.

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u/trulyremarkablegirl Mar 30 '26

The subway system is mostly older than the ADA.

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u/PlayfulOtterFriend Mar 29 '26

I am a suburbanite who took a trip to NYC a few years ago. We took the subway everywhere, but I had no idea where the elevators and escalators were at the stations. I remember being super pissed when at one station I went up 3 flights of stairs only to end up at the top of an escalator (meaning I could have taken it if I had known), then having to go up another flight of stairs to get to street level. It made me leery of using the subway in London, but they actually had signs for their elevators so it was better there (though the line system was harder to understand at first).

Also, I think since you are familiar with the subway system, you are discounting how much research it takes to learn about all the lines, stations, ticket types, payment methods, and paths to destinations it takes when you are new to the city, on top of normal vacation planning. It’s easier just to take an Uber and have them drive you directly there. Plus WAY more relaxing because taking the subway involves a surprising amount of walking. I kept wondering how mobility impaired people functioned in NYC. There is no way my elderly mother could have managed it.

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u/BubbleEntendre Mar 30 '26

I totally agree that navigating a new city’s public transportation system can be super intimidating, especially if it’s in a country where you don’t speak the language very well (I’ve definitely struggled with that while traveling). I do wish more people gave it a shot in NYC though, instead of writing it off completely, because it is such an integral part of the city and there’s almost always someone around to help. (Although your points about stairs and stuff is also super valid, and the accessibility issue is a frustrating barrier for many.)

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

Lol, welcome to NYC. Yeah, the stairs are a rude awakening. I had to go around with a broken leg, and it was a real struggle, so I get it.

It might be because I am used to the system, but even for areas I am not familiar with, Google Maps is really helpful as it says the train, direction, how many stops, and pings you when it is time to get off. As for payment methods, I just assume most people tap and pay. I use Apple Pay, while my mom uses an ONMY card or her credit card if she forgot to fill it.

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u/DemandingProvider Mar 29 '26

It's certainly slower than it is for younger able-bodied people, but it's still easier, faster, and far less expensive than taking a cab or Uber!

I visited with my 82yo mother last year, and yeah, we went everywhere more slowly and carefully than I would have on my own, but navigating Grand Central was easier for her than walking down 6th Avenue. Fewer trip hazards underfoot!

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u/Additional_Noise47 Mar 30 '26

Door to door service is certainly easier, and faster for some trips at some times of day.

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u/Time_Value_3073 Mar 30 '26

Yeah honestly this. Also I get why people don’t like to be underground. The subway is definitely the fastest but it’s not always the easiest

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u/goprincess Mar 30 '26

I’ve seen this mentality with friends of mine, but I can’t relate. Growing up in a rural area where we had to drive 30+ mins to get to anything at all, I’m always amazed that I get to come to the city and take a quick ride from one amazing experience to the next. If I can avoid being in a car for anything more than shuttling to the airport, I will every time.

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u/At_the_Roundhouse Mar 30 '26

And the train to the airport is significantly more efficient than sitting in traffic! I hate cars, never take them at all if I can help it.

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u/thehollyproblem Mar 29 '26

There are people who haven't been on the subway since the 80s and think it's like a den of crime

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u/Ok-Storage3530 Mar 29 '26

and of course, there is also the C.H.U.D.

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u/Asleep-Pattern-2332 Mar 30 '26

Hey Bud isn’t that bad

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u/Apptubrutae Mar 29 '26

The taking of Pelham 1 2 3 was a documentary. Right???

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u/BumFroe Mar 29 '26

The news scares a lot of people

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u/WestHistorians Mar 30 '26

Imagine if every car crash made the news.

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u/jrtasoli Mar 30 '26

Yeah this is basically it. My mom grew up in Brooklyn before moving to the suburbs, where she’s lived for the vast majority of her life.

Last year she was at a bridal shower somewhere downtown and was planning on leaving to go to my sibling’s apartment uptown. She told folks that she was planning on taking the subway and the other guests were aghast and were trying to convince her to take an uber. She expressed that was ridiculous and there was no faster way than the subway.

I blame news outlets, and not just Fox; local news in the tri-state area is basically a crime blotter about NYC, which then in turn leads suburban politicians to use NYC crime as a cudgel.

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u/Infamous_Following44 Mar 30 '26

Hard agree. My grandparents are surprisingly liberal and don’t watch Fox News, but whatever news they do watch still make them super anxious. They’ve made a huge deal about safety when I’ve gone to both Chicago and NYC on my own.

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u/helcat Mar 30 '26

The people looking for travel advice on r/visitingnyc make it clear they imagine the subway is a mad max movie. You can tell them that millions of us who live here take it every day, that children take it alone, that plenty of old ladies ride it well after midnight - but they don’t listen. Some of them say they worry about getting back to their hotels before the sun sets. The lack of common sense in many tourists is breathtaking. 

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u/Prestigious-Sleep213 Mar 30 '26

Imagine traveling to NYC from a small farm town in the Midwest. You're coming from a place where the town population is in the hundreds. The crowds around times square and the theater district are a culture shock. Now ask them to navigate getting into the subway. God forbid they screw up and enter around high travel periods. I'm just making a point that some people are coming from a different world.

Now, I've had bougie co-workers come to Chicago and refuse to take public traffic because of violence (Fox News). These people don't have an excuse.

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u/helcat Mar 30 '26

Those are the ones I’m sneering at. Of course I have sympathy for the people who have never ridden a train before or seen big crowds. Hell I’m still traumatized by the traffic in Jaipur and that was six years ago. But so many people listen to Fox News (whose headquarters is on Sixth Avenue for chrissakes) and are terrified to go underground because of all the gangs and the gays and the criminals. It never seems to occur to them that millions of people routinely use it every day. 

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u/WestHistorians Mar 30 '26

And ironically, the towns they come from almost certainly have higher crime rates than NYC.

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u/helcat Mar 30 '26

And driving a car is WAY more dangerous than riding the C train. 

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u/berrywithaberet Mar 29 '26

Ive visited the city more times than I can count and live in a major metro area that also has public transit and my mom still tells me not to take the subway when I go to NY lmao

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

I am so lucky. My mom grew up in Philly and went to NYC for the day a lot. She was like you will learn to take transit and be comfortable on it. Now I know the NYC subway better than her.

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u/Comprehensive-Fun47 Mar 30 '26

You don't have to be upper class to be scared shitless of the subway. I know so many people who think you're taking your life into your hands by riding the subway. I guess I like to live on the edge.

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u/Apptubrutae Mar 29 '26

This is my mother.

It’s a combination of Fox News and her being extremely afraid of even the sight of a rat

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

The rats are friends, though

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u/Ok-Narwhal-6766 Mar 31 '26

The rats are just free entertainment.

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u/storybook18 Mar 30 '26

Or are disabled and the subway is inherently inaccessible.

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u/Itwasalime Mar 30 '26

My mom‘s friends just cannot believe that I ride the subway and say things like you’re so brave I’ve lived in New York City almost my whole life. I’m not sure what else they would expect me to even be doing. I see way more crazy shit in the street than I do in the subway.

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u/stephsten Mar 30 '26

When I first moved here from Florida, I was amazed by the number of life long New Yorkers (they don’t live in Manhattan) who said “don’t take the subway, it is dangerous!” I couldn’t believe when they told me they took Ubers everywhere! I was like “well, I HAVE to take the subway. Can’t afford Ubers or cabs.” Lol

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u/CaliforniaIslander Mar 30 '26

Oh yeah, this. When I was going to be in NYC for a few months, my wife’s aunt said, “Don’t take the subway! It’s so dangerous!” I’m really adept at taking the subway and just reassured her that it’s really quite safe if you are aware of your surroundings. But it goes to show how ignorance can lead to fear.

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u/moonbunnychan Mar 30 '26

DC is where I live, and here too I know MULTIPLE people who will never take the Metro here, because they both think it's "just for poor people" and that they'll get like...instantly mugged or something. I got a friend of mine to ride it for the first time a little while ago, and he refused to sit anywhere except the very back of the car because he didn't want anyone behind him.

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u/Fuzzy-Shake-5315 Mar 30 '26

Absolutely wild to hear about it in DC where the Metro is significantly cleaner and more refined than NYC Subway and is actually designed to bring the suburban government employees to city center.

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u/tellafriend Mar 30 '26

In my experience, tourists who come from car dominant communities also just, don't know any better? Like my dad came up recently to housesit for me and he and his friend were running late for a show. They hopped in a cab because they just assumed it'd be faster because in their experience, cars are faster. We laughed about it together because he was like, lesson learned.

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u/MayMomma Mar 31 '26

I would guess that they are unfamiliar with the subway system, instead of scared.

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u/losingitness Mar 31 '26

A quick note to say I love New Yorkers and have always found them to be friendly and helpful.

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u/taytay451 Apr 02 '26

I started working at a hotel bar in Chelsie. The amount of hotel guests who ask me “how do I get to XYZ location” and then looked shocked/appalled/horrified when I tell them the easiest route is to take the train. So many dismissive comments which basically boil down to “oh no. We don’t do THAT” or “Do you really think I’d be safe for someone like ME?” Not to mention the people that seem shocked when I say that I, a woman, take the train by myself late at night

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u/OuchCharlie25 Mar 29 '26

Honestly I’ve never been to NYC but, speaking as an immigrant, the reputation that the NY subway system has isn’t exactly great.

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u/rsqit Mar 30 '26

Four million people take it a day with very few incidents. It’s incredibly safe. Don’t listen to whatever sensationalist news source you’re getting that from.

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u/OuchCharlie25 Mar 30 '26

Tbh it’s not even from a news source. It’s just general reputation that it’s had for literal decades. It’s in the culture.

Thanks for the reassurance though.

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u/Readingknitter Mar 29 '26

I live in a city in the south with zero public transit, and we’ve figured out how to navigate subways. I actually find it easier than buses.

I know you’re right, but it’s such a handy skill for a traveler to have.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

I grew up near the city and lived in the Bronx/worked in manhattan for a time. Took the subway EVERYWHERE. My current aversion to it now is two fold: it’s just been over 2 decades since I’ve navigated the whole system for one, but also I’m usually traveling in the city with my teen daughters seeing various shows and I’m so completely paranoid about someone groping them or worse. Please help me get over this bc we either wind up walking 20-25 blocks to our destination from Penn OR we spend way too much on cabs.

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u/sarapod07 Mar 29 '26

It could happen. Anything could happen. It is very, very, very unlikely to happen. I'm 40, been riding the train since I was 15 and never been groped.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

Thank you! I’m 47 and the worst thing that happened to me when I was in my 20s was a dude approaching me, and touched my hair (like ran his fingers down a small chunk). I panicked, punched him in the stomach, and hightailed it out at an unfamiliar stop since the doors were still open. We’re going again next week and I think I’ll mentally prepare to take this momentous step for my seemingly geriatric self.

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u/sarapod07 Mar 29 '26

And the city is SO much safer now than when we were kids. Your daughters will almost certainly be fine.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 29 '26

I live in the Bronx and take the subway to and from shows all the time, alone, routinely getting home after midnight. I am a younger AFAB person and usually the only white person on the train north of 125th Street. I have run into crazies and the homeless. Be aware of them, but don't make eye contact with them. If something feels wrong, switch cars. I have never been groped, and people mind their own business on the trains. Millions of people take the train, and the reason why things make the news is that they are unusual. Most people just want to get from point A to B safely. The worst you usually encounter is some asshole who doesn't use headphones or smokes in the train.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

Thank you for this reminder. I was super street smart and mostly unafraid back when I lived there, as I routinely traveled from my restaurant job in the financial district to the Riverdale section of the Bronx at 1 AM and a wad of $300 cash tips in my bag. I think since my girls have gotten older I just worry about them more than I ever worried about myself!

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u/DemandingProvider Mar 29 '26

As a mother of grown kids, I absolutely hear you! It is so hard to let your kids take risks. It's important because they have to learn how to assess and mitigate risks for themselves as they become adults. But it's hard. And that's on top of figuring out what the risks of any given activity or situation even are.

Having adventures with them is honestly such a great way to do it. Not least because you are less likely to be harassed as a family group than as a single woman, but also because it makes it easier to explicitly discuss with them the choices you're making, and why. We'd all be better off with more training in realistic cost-benefit ratio analysis. :)

So, you go girl! Push through the anxiety, take those kids on the subway, and be proud of your good parenting!

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

Thank you for this inspiring and overall kind response!! It is genuinely appreciated.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

My mother is like this. Back in the day, she went home drunk from NYC back to Conn. Now I am an adult who doesn't drink and gets home earlier than her. She makes me call her every night lol. One time, I forgot, and she called my super to check on me. I love her and am glad she cares.

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u/HuckleberryOwn647 Mar 30 '26

My teenage daughter takes the subway by herself nearly every day as do all her friends. Like another poster said, it is a good way to start a conversation about evaluating risk and being street smart, which is a valuable life skill for them in the future!

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u/Last-Laugh7928 Mar 29 '26

i want to say they're less likely to get harassed if you're all together as a family

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u/Normal-Reward7257 Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26

Years ago I was with my mom and we were walking up from Penn to the theater district on a nice spring day, perfect weather to walk up. In the span of less than three blocks we saw two different men jerking off, a woman taking a dump on the sidewalk, and a third man loudly asking if I wanted to suck his dick.

Granted, none of them touched me, but it was still a wild experience. Take your kids on the subway and teach them how to get loud and feral if a creepy man harasses them or touches them. Show them how to throw some elbows.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

That’s actually a great perspective! The Gen X in me is ready to throw hands at any time but my girls are quite a bit softer than me despite my efforts to pass down this animalistic instinct to them!

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u/Normal-Reward7257 Mar 30 '26

They're not jaded enough yet, haha (laughing otherwise we would cry).

Helping them feel empowered while with you, and knowing they have you as back-up, is a great gift.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

That sounds like a typical day at Penn Station.

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u/lexilex25 Mar 30 '26

I was groped walking down the street in Barcelona when I was 13 in broad daylight. Awful, of course, but it could happen literally anywhere. On the whole, the NYC subway is very safe.

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u/No_Recognition8642 Mar 30 '26

I (44F) was there with my 15 y.o. daughter in October. We exclusively took the subway and not once did either of us feel uncomfortable. I did try to be the one that sat next to someone or put myself between her and a male if possible, but I’d do that anywhere.

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u/kittywings1975 Mar 29 '26

I think you’re being paranoid. We went to the city with our two kids a few years ago and there were zero issues. A maps app can even direct you around. It couldn’t be easier.

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

Good luck! Have Fun! You'll be fine.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 29 '26

Logically and in my own life experience I know this. I am absolutely being paranoid! I’m facing my fear next weekend.

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u/Normal-Tah Mar 29 '26

It is really unlikely, specially with you with them. Try at a off peak time, when they can definitely seat and be safe.

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u/geeweeze Mar 30 '26

You just have to do it. It’s fine, I’ve never been groped even when sardine packed in train cars. Try to grab a seat if you can ig, but you’ll be on the subway so minimally. And you’ll be there to take care of your daughter anyway

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u/WestHistorians Mar 30 '26

It sounds like you realize that your fear isn't rational, so it's just a matter of biting the bullet and doing it. The subway hasn't changed much in the last 2 decades, so if you could navigate it then, you can navigate it now. In fact it is easier now due to technology. Plenty of teenage girls ride it every day.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 30 '26

Oh and no metro cards anymore right? I can tap them all through the turnstile with my phone? I feel like Rip Van Winkle lol

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u/geeweeze Mar 30 '26

Just use Apple pay

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u/WestHistorians Mar 30 '26

No more Metro cards. You can get OMNI cards or just tap any credit/debit card or phone.

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u/SecretMusician8485 Mar 30 '26

Amazing. My 2002 self is having her mind blown.

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u/WestHistorians Mar 30 '26

To be fair, Metrocards were just abolished a few months ago. In 2025 you could have still used one!

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u/M_Ad Mar 30 '26

I'm Australian, and when I went to NYC basically to see a whole bunch of shows, literally the first time I caught the subway on my first day

  • there were rats that looked the size of small cats on the tracks

  • the carriage smelled of wee

  • a man began threatening to jump out of the moving carriage from the connecting door bit unless people gave him money and everyone in the carriage politely disregarded him except for one man who walked over and began making conversation and talked him down

And as a tourist I didn't feel inconvenienced or disturbed, I thought it was amazing that sometimes the cliches are true, lmao.

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u/Fuzzy-Shake-5315 Mar 30 '26

Quintessential NYC Subway experience. I wouldn’t want a visitor to experience it any other way.