# New York Mass Transit Directions Needed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 28, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902 "2005-09-28T19:39:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/1 "2005-09-28T19:39:22Z")

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What is the quickest way from Penn Station to 318 West 53rd Street 8th & 9th avenues?

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/2 "2005-09-28T19:43:09Z")

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Looks like the C and E trains can take you from Penn to 50th St and 8th ave.

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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/3 "2005-09-28T19:53:47Z")

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Then it should be a short walk over to 53rd. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/4 "2005-09-28T19:53:56Z")

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What he said. It’s two stops. When you get out of the station, Eighth Ave. goes north, so follow traffic uptown to 53rd and then walk to the left to head towards Ninth.

If you have time, you could walk it in 20 minutes or so, but crossing 42nd St. in front of the Port Authority is a pain.

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**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/5 "2005-09-28T20:43:01Z")

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Another opportunity to mention a great website for someone visiting NYC (people who live here don’t use it. We never use subway maps. Really.).

[www.hopstop.com](http://www.hopstop.com)

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**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-mass-transit-directions-needed/323902/6 "2005-09-28T21:11:35Z")

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> [@MannyL](#):
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> Then it should be a short walk over to 53rd. Thanks

Correct. You will be headed uptown, so you’ll want to go left on 53rd and 8th.