79 St — Local services in New York

Ok but lots of steps to get up. Station at an elevated track above the street. There is NO elevator or escalator to go up for disabled people. There is no bathroom there as common in just about all New York City subways. On the good side there is an attendant there that you can buy tickets from and help you with other things possible. There are few C2 long the waiting area for the train. The waiting area is covered but not protected from wind...

I usually see a few people go through with a Metro card, but then open the emergency gate for 1 or more people in for free. Therefore, at least $100+ an hour is not being collected. Maybe it's time to look into each entrance with emergency gates, watch for a day, do the math on stolen fares, and then have an MTA meeting to solve this. MTA employee presence or fancy technology will...

Alright looking elevated station. Moderate amount of school kids use this station between 1:30 and 3:30pm, and they're rowdy (sometimes.) There's usually cops here around...