96 St — Local services in New York

96 St. Station (1,2,3) is a delightful subway station with an artistic armadillo-like facade which suggests forward motion. The station is staffed with friendly station attendants, kept very secure, and is ADA compliant, wheelchair accessible, and features extra-wide stairs for all train platforms. The north end of the station features free entertainment at the intersection of 96/Bway where motorists and pedestrians face off in epic battles of who has the wrong right-of-way and the strongest wit. Passengers using 96 St. especially enjoy commiserating about the driving habits of the passing motorists with NJ license plates. The station is warm in the winter and hotter in the summer, so plan ahead and dress...

YOUR (MY) EXPERIENCE CAN CHANGE EVERYDAY DEPENDING ON SUCH VARIABLES AS WEATHER,HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS,RATS OUTSIDE OF THE STATION 🚉, RAIN,SNOW,HEATWAVE,etc,etc,etc. NONE THE LESS,THIS (96th St) STATION IS A CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION HUB FOR NYC. YOU COULD TRAVEL MANY MILES IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ⏲️. YOUR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE SAFE,CLEAN,SECURE AND ROUTINE. THIS IS CONTRARY TO THE OVER-THE-TOP FEAR MONGERING AND PARANOIA MONGERING OF THE NY POST [lesser extent--NY DAILY NEWS AND PRACTICALLY EVERY ELECTRONIC MEDIA ORGAN...

This station is a hot mess. It's always filthy, the turnstiles are smeared with pigeon poop, and the single metrocard machine is out of order more often than not. The Omni machines have a ridiculously long line, thanks to the genius who decided to put one on the downtown side and two on the uptown side. And don't even get me started on the lady in the booth on the uptown entrance - she's always munching away, completely unhelpful, and rude to boot. Maybe she'd be a better fit for the tunnels, where she wouldn't...