⁴ᴷ The Busiest NYC Subway Station: Times Square-42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal

I walk through the busiest NYC Subway Station: Times Square-42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal.
From Wikipedia:
"Times Square-42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal is a New York City Subway station complex located under Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, at the intersection of 42nd Street, Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. It is the busiest station complex in the system, serving 64,531,511 passengers in 2016.
The complex allows free transfers between the IRT 42nd Street Shuttle, the BMT Broadway Line, the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line and the IRT Flushing Line, with a long transfer to the IND Eighth Avenue Line one block west at 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal. The complex is served by the:
1, 2, 3, 7, A, E, N, and Q trains at all times
W train during weekdays
C, R, and 42nd Street Shuttle (S) trains at all times except late nights
7 express trains during rush hours in the peak direction"
Filmed July 6, 2018
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[@aimaemsukjai1699]

I love NYC.

[@tnaoro]

I do too!

[@arnehesselberg9278]

@@tnaoro Me too.

[@tynaarebun1861]

Me too

[@mike-fz9el]

dont worry, just some afternoon jazz to drown out the feeling of knowing you're in debt

[@raysmith1583]

This was the greatest tour ever watched at home! Ive never been to the city and had no idea the subway was so big until recently and im still discovering stuff! But this right here was gold for me, especially counting the stores!

[@svetlanabrowning6895]

Thank you for an extensive tour of Times Square station! Loved it.

[@DB-yc8nu]

How did a complex like this ever get built . . . and underground? It's massive, a labyrinth! I've been on two very short trips to NYC and only taken a few rides, but it's just fascinating how this subterranean network exists.

[@ActionKid]

It’s pretty incredible!

[@hotpotgang]

this is one of the worst subway system there is, you should go to japan, hong kong or singapore, their subway systems are much more impressive, clean, safe.

[@snowdog64]

Great as always I liked the night walking of the Brooklyn Bridge should do more of those for the Summer too

[@CarlWalker-2006]

6:50 Oh no, I thought I was invisible! they discovered me! lol

[@b.griffin317]

I didn't see it.

[@xstremz7116]

10:40 LOL thats the same guy that sometimes does his music in atlantic ave barclays ctr i see him there often

[@b.griffin317]

island man.

[@raysmithpt25]

My First Video I ever viewed by you, this will always be my TOP FAVORITE! This Video was what made me become a fan and start following the MTA Subway! GTA 4's Grand Easton cant begin to compare to Grand Central!

[@theosyamuda1917]

I waiting for this kind of video for too long. NICE

[@arc8216]

This was more of a nostalgic trip than anything else I barely remember NYC from my childhood. This kind of stuff takes me back.

[@01ruudjemulder]

Thanks for this video. Because I visit NYC every year I do recognise almost every corner; very recognizable. Also the announcements. But it's like a labyrinth and a tangle of trains and platforms on multiple levels, if you're there for the first time. And long corridors. I not even talk about the high temperatures. Ruud Mulder (NYC Fan) The Netherlands

[@brentonwhittaker9924]

Hi from Bali Indonesia! Thank you for your Channel. We plan to return to NY in 2022 and your videos are so professionally done and informative! Well done! US cities do not feel crowded to us at all. So much more space than here! Much easier to navigate.

[@sheriffdonnerknall9952]

Great Video.👍 Today i saw subway-station-tour-videos of london and nyc. Amazing, how the station-architecture is so different. Both very interesting. The ceiling between different floor in nyc looks very thin. Impressive that this withstands heavy subway trains, which drive about it. Greets from NRW, Germany. The subway-stations in my town are tiny compared with this one here.

[@bravo1461]

Awesome Video 👍 actionkid! Huge subway station.

[@885yousaf]

It was one of the busiest and confusing subway terminal I also experienced

[@thefateofslate9095]

1:12 lol

[@lilbother1327]

hi cam :)

[@Ramseylove]

Great work actionkid105

[@bobsanderz3005]

Coming to this station on my first trip to NYC was mind blowing

[@skrakaayyyyy_itzyostep]

Nice video! Today due to Covid 19, pictures have been taken with 0 to 10 people in each only, and as much as only 10 people in one subway car.

[@glenng7085]

What comes to mind is really good quality video. Also , I'm flabbergasted that for your entire video, I did not see one Transit Police on or off the train. How is it possible that there aren't any police presence in such a vast and busy system?

[@Northernamusement]

4:53 f train on the q line

[@Tristan3D]

I remember back in the day (and that means the 1980's and the 1990's - yes I am THAT old ;) ), filming or videotaping in the subway was prohibited. But with todays smartphone technology, practically everybody has a videocam in his/her pocket. So I guess they changed the rules or refrain from enforcing them (which is good for us, because that enables you to make videos like the above). Thanks for taking the time making the walking videos - I frequently visit your channel :)

[@b.griffin317]

it is still illegal, but almost never enforced, like so much in the city.

[@joshuahawkes7218]

It's only illegal to fill commercially without a permit from the MTA, amateur filming is okay.

[@tatianagonzalez8988]

Look up a KZbin channel called 5ninthavenueproject. A guy named Nelson Sullivan used to film a lot of videos in NYC back in the 80s and almost all of his videos are on that channel. There’s even a video of him going to Coney Island on the D train I think.

[@albertmalkowski2904]

Truly a maze!

[@the_elmeister]

Times Sq-42 St services and lines: 7 Av Line: (1) - South Ferry, Manhattan Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, Bronx via Local; Greenwich St, Broadway (2) - Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Wakefield-241 St, Bronx via Express; Nostrand Av, Eastern Pkwy Local, Lenox Av, White Plains Rd (3) - New Lots Av, Brooklyn Harlem-148 St, Manhattan via Express; Livonia Av, Eastern Pkwy Local, Lenox Av 8 Av Line: (A) - Far Rockaway-Mott Av, Queens or Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd, Queens Inwood-207 St, Manhattan via Express; Rockaways, Liberty Av, Fulton St Express, Central Park West Express, Inwood {Rush Hours also to/from Rockaway Park-B 116 St} (C) - Euclid Av, Brooklyn Washington Heights-168 St, Manhattan via Local; Fulton St Local, Central Park West Local, Inwood (E) - World Trade Center, Manhattan Jamaica Center, Queens via Local; 53 St, Queens Blvd Express, Archer Av Broadway Line: (N) - Coney Island-Stillwell Av, Brooklyn Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Queens via Express; Sea Beach, 4 Av Express, 59 St, 31 St (Q) - Coney Island-Stillwell Av, Brooklyn Yorkville-96 St, Manhattan via Express; Brighton Local, 63 St, 2 Av (R) - Bay Ridge-95 St, Brooklyn Forest Hills-71 Av via Local; Bay Ridge, 4 Av Local, Montague St, 59 St, Queens Blvd Local (W) - South Ferry-Whitehall St, Manhattan Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Queens via Local; Montague St, 59 St, 31 St 42 St Line: (7) - Flushing-Main St, Queens -> 34 St-Hudson Yards, Manhattan via Flushing (7) - 34 St-Hudson Yards, Manhattan-> Mets-Willets Point, Queens or Flushing-Main St, Queens via Flushing Local - 34 St-Hudson Yards, Manhattan-> Flushing-Main St, Queens via Flushing Express Shuttle: (S) Grand Central-42 St, Manhattan Times-Sq-42 St, Manhattan

[@pixelatedvoids]

Just wanted to let you know you’re officially my new favourite channel. These type of videos feel like some next level asmr. I’ve been binge watching your biking videos for the past few days. Hope you’re having a great weekend! Do you have any other social media to follow you on, or just KZbin?

[@ActionKid]

Thank you so much! I have other social media, but I like to keep my personal life private. KZbin is the best way to contact me here.

[@sabikunm1816]

....tf

[@tntmaster1104]

The Subway System in LA is nothing compared to NYC's Subway System

[@ivantime3549]

This station is so big 🤯

[@hesback-joeysworldtourytpm967]

AK the Saint patron of NYC! 😁👍🏼

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

I love this station

[@b.griffin317]

it is a mad house during rush hour though.

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

The shuttle platforms at Times Square are going to look quite a bit different when the remodeling is done.

[@bigosoatx]

Love your videos Are you going to ride the subway up to bed stuy or the Bronx? Like 2am That would be interesting!

[@ActionKid]

Lol if I was I won’t be going that late!

[@b.griffin317]

he has some bronx videos, search YT for "actionkid105 bronx".

[@axepter]

wow congrat 8k folowers less then 5k when i start to folow u, keep upp the good work

[@ActionKid]

Thank you so much!

[@b.griffin317]

and now 38k!

[@LosAngeles2011]

Cool

[@VideoNOLA]

So, in a 3 or 4-track station like that, the Locals all run along the walls, right? With the Express trains heading through the middle track(s)?

[@nothinghere6227]

You should do a walking tour of Port Authority Bus Terminal

[@ActionKid]

The Port Authority doesn't allow filming there.

[@nothinghere6227]

actionkid105 :’(

[@decnijfkris3706]

and clean

[@VideoNOLA]

15:20 Warning Sign on Wall: "This ramp is NOT wheelchair accessible. STOP. GO BACK!" Guy in Wheelchair: "YIPPEE KA-YAY MUTHAHFUKKAHHHHSS!"

[@jonbrown8553]

Congrats on the 8k + subs. Do you take your bike on the subway like @0:54?

[@ActionKid]

I do occasionally, not often though.

[@closedpermanently9723]

@@ActionKid Did you do a tour of Grand Central? (4) (5) (6) (7) Metro north?

[@ActionKid]

Only the Main Terminal here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2enf2eQjMuXntE

[@tamaszahorecz3177]

👍👍👍

[@trainlover1937]

12:56 despacito 😂😂

[@oltlghfan2008]

I know this subway well. I usually take the bus into the Port Authority and if I have to use Times Square, I like to use the underpass. Believe it or not, tends to be less people going that route than walking outside.

[@b.griffin317]

you can walk it outside fare control? I forget.

[@01ruudjemulder]

Why is it always so smelly hot in the subway station ???

[@worldtravelrafhat7886]

Looks like the biggest as well.

[@aqua2poweros699]

1:13 hello fellow stranger

[@FifthnLincoln]

13:40 A Duke Ellington fan? ;-)

[@vsepotom]

super

[@decnijfkris3706]

that's so big man.

[@b.griffin317]

its actually two stations connected by a tunnel. you should see atlantic av/barlay center (nudge nudge to actionkid ;-) ).

[@sonnee44]

no air con??

[@Mar_Bears]

Omg

[@b.griffin317]

20:40 where does this go? back to TS? you just turned around without going to the end.

[@ActionKid]

It goes to the northern part of the mezzanine for the 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal station.

[@68Goldfish]

Never been to New York. Might just be me but that looks pretty dangerous.

[@cliss93queen4]

Uno se da una perdia. Haya adentro miren 😳😣😣

[@seanlau7618]

Taipei Main Station or Shinjuku station is large and much more complex than this

[@ElectraTechna55]

I still think grand Central is busyer. And I'm not talking about upstairs

[@ActionKid]

I think it’s more concentrated. Times Square is more spread out.

[@someonefromtheearth4720]

Do you ever get told to stop filming?

[@ActionKid]

From time to time yes

[@mohdyusuffsharif944]

Vintage...used.....antiquity and artistic subway....i m from far east with just dream to visit NYC.could someone invite me to visit your city?only need touring guide but accomodation. Touring ..food and air tickets is on my own.

[@VideoNOLA]

26:25 All of the public performers (like these musicians) have to obtain permits from NYC, right? I wonder how much money they tend to make net after paying for the permit itself.

[@mstrmren]

Performing and begging usually ism't allowed in the subway, most likely they are doing it illeaglly.

[@henryadriel001]

Love this video so many hot guys on it :)

[@thehobbster6367]

Where are the cops?

[@jpolar394]

A lot of cell phone and text message zombies down there. Don't people know to walk on the right not on the left?

[@meg-k-waldren]

After witnessing the subway system in Japan all I can do at the sight of this is 🤦.

[@mr.k9262]

Agree..but minus the sigh..is what it is

[@luuchoo93]

meg There’s a massive rennovation coming soon for the NYC subway, which is famous for being one of the first subway systmems in the world and the one with the most stations

[@ImNoHeroSCA]

its not even that bad? why are people saying NY subways are dirty. I've never been but doesnt seem that bad at all?

[@mstrmren]

It isn't as bad as some make it out to be.

[@abdulKader-jn7hw]

hey updated LG UK unlock

[@Itznotizzy392]

TIMES SQ IS THE SHIT FR IN 2024

[@jacktheladstevens]

London Underground is a godsend compared to this monstrosity

[@Startrooper5555]

Your videos were better when you never spoke,now there just annoying and block out the ambient noise.

[@alberte.3059]

Ugliest subway in the world...

[@closedpermanently9723]

In the past it was ugly. Loud trains,screeches, too much graffiti, Man I was so glad I wasn't in the past in MTA

[@mr.k9262]

@@closedpermanently9723 ugly in the past? Ok that's a personal preference. I'll take things people have drawn as opposed to a sterile plate of steel any day

[@3markaw]

Thanks Einstein. Bye the way you were no looker yourself. There are more important things than subway beauty contests.

[@michaelmorales1475]

@@mr.k9262 I think he meant the 70s/80s when most trains had graffiti on them and most stations looked the Chambers Street on the (J/Z) Line.

[@mr.k9262]

@@michaelmorales1475 I have no memory of commenting on this honestly but I was saying I prefer graffiti clad trains..they're all dirty with or without graffiti