157 St — Local services in New York

I recommend the following things regarding this station:

Don't touch anything, this is a dirty place (even for a train station.) Buy your metrocard elsewhere. The person in the booth i suspect is there just for show. They certainly do not like to be bothered. If you need a snack don't buy from the vendor in there. I have purchased melted chocolate bars there and seen him argue with someone over a headset purchased there that was clearly falling apart just coming out of the package. If the time till the next train says more than 10 minutes (and it's daytime) take a bus right outside. You can take one to 96st and swap to the 1 2 3 9 options. Usually the train does come quickly during the day. Lastly don't think you can get away with not paying your fare, frequent...

i paid with my card and i was charged 2.90, i went to tell the lady at the booth and she asked me to show her my transaction which showed 2.90 pending which means the money was as taken out of my card, she proceeded to argue with me saying i didn’t pay with a nasty attitude, i...

157th Street is situated on the Upper West Side of Mannhatan, the station is only served by the 1 train at all times, 157th Street is a very decent station, the residents of the neighbourhood are lively, and there is a great selection of restaurants to...