What you NEED TO KNOW about getting around NYC | SUBWAY, bus, and car TIPS & COST

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Sharing with you the best ways to travel throughout New York City. This video will cover rideshare services, public transportation, biking, car rental, buses, subway, and ferries.

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This video helped me a lot. I leave for NYC in 4 days. Can’t wait to use all the tips you give in all your videos.

crxtremecrx

Best thing to do is walk in NY. You can walk from one side East River to Hudson river in an hour or so.

christopherm

This video was tremendously helpful this week while I was in the NYC area from DC. I was booked as a background actor for a two day shoot in Midtown Manhattan. However, my hotel was in Maspeth, Queens. My call time each day was 4 o’clock in the afternoon for 10-12 hour overnight shoots.

Although I had my car, I really did not want to hassle with the idea of driving into the city at that hour and try to find parking, not to mention the expense of a parking garage. I watched this video and thought that I might give it a try. I downloaded the app and enter the route info. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could catch a bus across the street from my hotel that took me directly to Queens Plaza subway station, where I could catch a train to my destination in Midtown.-Bryant Park. One bus, one train. How easy would that be?

I must mention that I am a 70-year-old woman with no experience using Metro. Despite the easy route and excellent information in this video, I was very apprehensive. I was concerned about getting off at the correct stop, taking the correct train in the right direction – uptown or downtown, but mostly I was concerned for my safety. I was fairly certain I could get to my destination safely, but I wasn’t at all certain as to how safe my return trip would be. I decided I would go for it.

After downloading the app, I entered my route, and it was displayed step-by-step from beginning to end. The most difficult part was trying to find $2.75 in change until I can get a MetroCard.

The first day was a breeze. Although I had the instructions and directions from the app, I did ask a few people, including the woman working at the subway booth. I’ve heard over the years that New Yorkers are unfriendly and dismissive. If I had a question, I would ask someone, and they were very friendly and helpful and providing the information I needed. Did Metro transit women was especially helpful providing step-by-step instructions as to using the MetroCard machine. It was covered in the video, but I didn’t remember the details at the time.

We wrapped it 630 the following morning. The sun was up and I decided to take the train and bus back to the hotel. I felt that I could safely do that and it was not a problem at all. I was advised by fellow actors that I should not use this motive transportation if we were to rap at midnight or early morning hours. I still had one more long day and night i’m shooting, and I thought about driving and just biting the bullet for the parking garage.

When the time came, I decided to used MTG a second time. What I did forget was that I could use my metro card on the bus and it would automatically transfer me to the subway. I’m not remembering that, I scrounged up another $2.75 and change the second day and use that, in addition to the metro card for the subway. I only say scrounge up, because coins were hard to come by at that point. I wish I had realized the metro card would’ve been sufficient. But, next time.

The second night of shooting wrapped around two or 2:30 in the morning. I nixed the idea of public transportation back to the hotel, and used another mode of transportation that I had not yet used and experienced-ride share. Nope. I’ve never used Uber or Lyft, but I did that night. I downloaded the Lyft app, and my return trip from Midtown to my hotel was a seamless 15-20 minute trip. It was a little more than $2.75, but I did not worry about my safety.

I would suggest watching this video several times. If you attempt public transportation in the city, I would suggest watching the video again after your first trip. You will catch things that you missed the first time around, but will prove extremely helpful for the next time. As much as I like the convenience of using my car to get around, I was extremely impressed by how easy it is to use Metro transit and how efficient – time wise and financially- it is.

Oh, and by the way, the buses and the subway trains show and call all of the stops before you arrive at those points. They really have taken the guesswork out of it.

gaylziegler

Something you forgot to mention: NEVER stand on the left side of an escalator. The left side is for walking, the right side is for standing.

brianna_lynch

This is the most useful video I have ever seen from NYC!! Thank you SO much for sharing. Sometimes we are so used to the "system" that it looks too basic, but those tips are priceless for first timers! Mainly for us, tourists from abroad 😁 THANK YOU!!!

nancyishikawa

This is one of Sarahs videos which are helped us to make no mistakes in NYC in October 2019. The city is great and Sarah makes a good job to inform tourists in advance. Thank you Sarah.

oliputnik

I was only there three days but was running all over the place and went with the unlimited card, it was totally worth it. I try to give the card to a homeless person before I leave so they can use it for the rest of the days.

mostimportantmegan

How come you've “only“ 43000 subscribers when your videos about New York are clearly the best ones I found? Giving you a lot of thumbs up and subscribed to your channel. 👍👍👍👍

sonjaenste

Your enthusiasm for explaining things is beautiful!

albertoalbertoni

My wife and I are going to NY this Veteran’s Day weekend. Your videos will be our official tour guide. Thank you!

handydaddy

Thank you, arrived from Ireland yesterday. It was a great help to get started on using the subway. Just to say that "dip" means putting your card in and out immediately. Also, it doesn't matter if you don't have a zip code when buying the metro card, it will pause and go ahead anyway.

bridgetwalsh

Sarah I really like the info in this video. It's great for the average able bodied person, but not every visitor is. Accessibility information about the subway and buses wold make a good addition

deborahlpollitt

Sarah is #1 NYC guide on youtube hands down. No disrespect to the others who are very good. Yes only US citizens should vote. Thank God they did in 2016.

sting

The select bus is different than an express bus, the sbs is still $2.75 and I felt bad for others since you got on a sbs but didn't mention it, but an express bus is usually going from another borough to Manhattan, it's just an alternative to the subway (and a more expensive way)

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