Bowery — Local services in New York

At first glance this subway station looks like an MTA nightmare. Constant water leaks, crumbling ceiling paint, cage upon cage for your protection on a partial abandoned station. The tiles are missing, old concrete, just one way in and out. So here’s the good part, the subway service is fast, so while your waiting you can take a look at...

This station and Chambers Street for the J and Z train needs in need of repair. What happens if it rains again and most of the station’s infrastructure starts collapsing on people? It’s not like this station is a huge transfer point for other stations which means that the MTA can spend money and time fixing this station up and...

Only 2,500 people use the J line a week. If you’re a tourist or not from the city, I wouldn’t recommend coming to this station or using the J line. There’s a lot of homeless activity at this particular station and the trains on the line delay often. If you’re trying to make a quick jump over to Canal Street, you’re better...