The Six 86th Street Stations in NYC

You briefly mentioned the station location markers, which identify specific locations in the station based on different infrastructure. They are attached to stairs, elevators, and crossings to help identify your location in an emergency, such as when you call 911. Instead of saying what station you are at and emergency services scout the whole station, you tell them the exact location of where you are using those markers leading emergency services right to you. They are sort of like mile markers on roads. Markers are generally labeled S for Street, M for Mezzanine, and PL for Platform. Most are bolted to the floors, while some are attached to walls. There are definitely others.

I loved the part of the video when you went to 86th street!

The 86 Street Station on the N, the center tracks are actually test tracks. They recently used the tracks to test-run the R211 subway cars.

Manhattan does have a 4th avenue. It’s between Lafayette st & union square

Have lots of memories transferring from the S79 to the R train at 86th street.

1:35 - This station is a part of the IRT / oldest subway line under the streets of New York city. (October 1904)

I didn't realize there were so many 86th St stations! That's so neat, i think ive omly been tov B, C and R stations. Also love the appreciation for the artwork, I usually ignore them if im trying to get someplace quick lol

You asked about the subways Stairways lables. Every stairway in the system is labled according to the part of the station it serves and leads to. The letters indicate wether its a Street stairway leading to the street level with a "S" . The platform stairways have a "P" or "PL". The mezzanine Stairways have a "M". The numbers next to the letter is a series of numbers that represents the total number of those type of stairways which enables you to figure out which stairway you are on and its location. So stairway P2 is a platform leading stairway an the 2 means its the 2nd of however many there are. A P4 is the 4th and so on. Its enablea the station personell to figure out the exaxt location and which staircase you are referencing. M is a mezzanine leading stairway. S is a street leading stairway. Sometimes stairways are broken into sections ,meaning a landing and a additional stairway begins to travel further down or up So for example a stairway from the mezzanine leading to the platform can have 2 or more landings. So the lables would read "M1A & M1B " or P1A or P2B or S1A or S1B. There are also Stairways that in some stations lead into buildings or bussinesses of which the Transit system does not maintain,repair,clean,but whatever building or business it leads to is reasonable for all things about those Stairways. Transit personell doesn't have anything to do with them. These types of stairways are labled "UL" . I was a Station Supervisor and this labeling system is how we know which stairway and its location of every station.

Shout out to the 3 86th streets on the former “B” WestEnd line. (20th Ave, Bay Parkway & 25th ave) 😂 I remember see people ask the conductor does the B train go to 86th street I want to get to Lafayette high school. And the conductor would say catch the “N” train.🤣🤣😂. But I knew they wanted 25th Ave.. 🤣🤣😂

Do the 23rd street video

Nicely done. Also, looking at the map there seem to be at least 3 more stations (possibly 4 if including avenue X as it's the same intersection) on 86th street in Brooklyn. Though if going that route there a a bunch more streets with multiple stations on them.. Could be neat to see some of those other lines of stations that while not on the same subway line, are in a line on the same street although that seems to be common in Manhattan so filtering for more the more interesting comparisons might be needed.

I forgot they renovated 86th St on The R. The subway signs used to have more info on them.

Nice! This was a good idea.

Most lexington ave stations along central park are like that.

9:00 - Nathan enters the Subway system stations, does not ride the trains, but wants to know more about the stairs.

The platform on the 1 line was extended as time passed. It is one of the original stations that opened in 1904. That's why some of the platform looks generic with regard to the tiling and columns (the newer part) and some looks very old (it is old. 1904 old.).

If you cannot cross over from one platform to the other, is it 1 station or 2? Seems IRT and BMT/IND stations are similar?

I've never understood why the MTA doesn't put cross streets in the names of stations in Manhattan. There are at least 3 ststions on the 23rd, 28th, 72nd, 86th, 96th, 103rd, 110th, 125th, etc, that all have the same issue.

Where can I find that map that showed the local and express stops

You missed the Philip Glass mosaic above the 83rd St Entrance of the 86th St Q! It's my favorite part about entering that station daily.