And these days, because the subway is generally safe and ridership is at a high, there will often be as many people on the subway (in Manhattan) at midnight as there will be at noon – maybe more. And when New York City violent crime is near record lows and subway ridership is at record highs, it is safe to assume nothing will happen to you on the subway.

The subway system (just like city parks) reflects the overall safety of the city.

The map has nevertheless become a cult favorite among transit nerds and fans of graphic design.The short answer is yes. One of the maps on display is a riff on the MTA’s official subway map from 1972 to 1979, which was created by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli but replaced amid an outcry over its lack of resemblance to the city’s actual geography. “For now, it remains a work in progress, but we’ll be soliciting customer feedback and incorporating it into future versions of the map.” “We’re looking with fresh eyes at what a modern transit map should be and this is one piece of a pilot program that has that broader goal in mind,” MTA spokesman Andrei Berman said in a statement. Next to the maps is a code riders can scan to provide feedback via the MTA website. Transit officials are quietly testing out five new maps in a display at 86th Street station in Brooklyn - including a subway diagram based off a controversial minimalist design from the 1970s.Īlso on display at three separate locations in the Bay Ridge station is a map that combines the subway and “Select Bus” routes, two different maps of the local neighborhood and a station blueprint for disabled straphangers. The MTA’s subway map may be getting a new look. Iconic voice of NYC subway comes out as a transgender woman NYC subway rider stabbed with ice pick in unprovoked attack Junkies turn NYC subway station into needle graveyard filled with hundreds of used syringes Mugged MTA supervisor blasts Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg: 'Could have died'

Brooklyn subway map