4 Av-9 St — Local services in New York

This NYC subway station is very nice, but there is one very big problem with it. This subway station has 2 platforms that are above-ground, and another 2 are below ground. The problem is that the station does not have an elevator. This subway station serves as a stop for 3 different trains. 2 of these trains are located on the above-ground platforms, and 1 on the below-ground platforms. In this station, there are a TON of stairs, and it's almost impossible for those unfit to climb stairs to get to the top. Otherwise, the wait times are very good on the F and G trains, but not too good for...

As far as subway stops go, 4th Ave 9th Street isn't so bad. You can hear the different between the F and G train approaching out of the northbound tunnel, so you know when you have to run up the stairs or not. Having the choice of F or R for heading into Manhattan is convenient, as well as being able to head straight up to Atlantic Ave/Terminal; options are nice. However, something has to be done about the homeless standing around the turnstiles on the Manhattan bound R side entrance. Every morning it smells like an outhouse and it's obvious where their "business" has...

The station is a classic cut and cover subway station with the road dug up and the tracks laid in a ditch followed by the road constructed above held up by steel beams. It's a fairly clean station. It seemed to me that it was a bit longer than the average station, but I may be mistaken. I liked that it wasn't too crowded! However, I didn't encounter a MetroCard machine when I entered the station going to...