New York City Transportation in New York

By Foot

If you really want to fall in love with New York, you have to experience the city on foot. The sheer variety of neighborhoods, food, shops, and people becomes most vibrant when packed into a walk. Indian ...more

By Subway

The subway, which has been operating for 105 years, is the transportation lifeline of New York. Each day, some 4.5 million people move through the city’s 468 stations, riding the air-conditioned ...more

By Bus

Buses can take almost twice as long as subways, due to traffic. They will, however, get you closer to your destination, since most buses stop every two blocks or so and run crosstown (east-west) as ...more

By Taxi

Only government-licensed yellow taxis are permitted by law to pick up passengers without previous arrangement. Let’s Go does not recommend hiring a non-yellow gypsy cab. A cab is on duty if the light ...more

By Car

If you can, avoid driving in the city. Aggressive taxis, careless pedestrians, and lunatic bicycle couriers crowd the streets. Vehicles routinely jump lanes without signaling. Parking in the city is ...more

By Thumb

Let’S Not Go. Let’s Go never recommends hitchhiking as a safe means of transportation, and none of the information presented here is intended to do so. Let’s Go strongly urges you ...more