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January 25, 2010 10:02 AM Subscribe
What are the places in NYC (all boroughs) where you are released from the subway into a building without having to go outside? Such as the B train to the Museum of Natural History.
Best answer: 6 train - Astor Place - Kmart
Do Grand Central and Penn Station count?
posted by mattbucher at 10:08 AM on January 25, 2010
Do Grand Central and Penn Station count?
posted by mattbucher at 10:08 AM on January 25, 2010
Best answer: Herald Square stop (BDVF as well as the NQRW via a short tunnel) have a subterranean entrance to JCPenny/Manhattan Mall.
posted by yeti at 10:12 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by yeti at 10:12 AM on January 25, 2010
My personal favorite is the 2/3 exit at Fulton Street only open on weekdays that lets you off in some weird dingy basement walkway a couple doors down from what used to be the Strand Annex.
You can also get directly to the Chrysler Building from Grand Central.
posted by thejoshu at 10:12 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
You can also get directly to the Chrysler Building from Grand Central.
posted by thejoshu at 10:12 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Best answer: You can exit the 456 at the Chrysler Building, and, I think, the building across 42nd where Cipriani is, and in each case I think you go right into the building lobby.
Also, Bloomingdale's has an entrance to the 456.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:13 AM on January 25, 2010
Also, Bloomingdale's has an entrance to the 456.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:13 AM on January 25, 2010
It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure that the Borough Hall (4/5) station has an exit directly into the lobby of the building for which it is named.
posted by deadmessenger at 10:13 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by deadmessenger at 10:13 AM on January 25, 2010
Best answer: Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street - You can enter the mall above.
posted by cmgonzalez at 10:14 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by cmgonzalez at 10:14 AM on January 25, 2010
Does Times Square count? You can walk right into Port Authority from the A line portion, and you can exit out of the 42nd St. Duane Reade directly into the station.
posted by greenland at 10:16 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by greenland at 10:16 AM on January 25, 2010
Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street - You can enter the mall above.
How?? I've always only been able to go into the LIRR station.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:17 AM on January 25, 2010
How?? I've always only been able to go into the LIRR station.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:17 AM on January 25, 2010
You can enter the CitiBank building in LIC directly from the E/V at 23rd & Ely stop.
posted by Pineapplicious at 10:17 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by Pineapplicious at 10:17 AM on January 25, 2010
How?? I've always only been able to go into the LIRR station.
They just revamped the LIRR station, actually -- there's now a short corridor that connects the B/Q platform to a bright, shiny new ticketing and waiting area at the north end of the Atlantic Center. (Follow signs to exit at the "Hanson Place" end of the platform, go up a flight of stairs and then an escalator, take a left)
posted by Narrative Priorities at 10:26 AM on January 25, 2010
They just revamped the LIRR station, actually -- there's now a short corridor that connects the B/Q platform to a bright, shiny new ticketing and waiting area at the north end of the Atlantic Center. (Follow signs to exit at the "Hanson Place" end of the platform, go up a flight of stairs and then an escalator, take a left)
posted by Narrative Priorities at 10:26 AM on January 25, 2010
Oh, and the Clark Street station on the 2/3 in Brooklyn lets you off in the Hotel St. George, though I don't know what good that would do you these days.
posted by thejoshu at 10:28 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by thejoshu at 10:28 AM on January 25, 2010
The 23rd/Ely stop lets you out into the Citigroup building during certain times of the day (or at least it used to).
posted by saladin at 10:36 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by saladin at 10:36 AM on January 25, 2010
One exit from the 2/3 trains at Wall Street will take you into the atrium of 60 Wall Street.
posted by otolith at 10:38 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by otolith at 10:38 AM on January 25, 2010
I believe you can get into Hunter College directly from the 6 at 68th St.
posted by yarrow at 10:40 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by yarrow at 10:40 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
This app might help.
Just seconding the rec for ExitStrategy -- I was really excited when I first bought it, and have since used it FAR more than I'd expected to. Provided you're sufficiently familiar with the city to understand what exit labels like "Grand Central Main Concourse" mean, the platform diagrams and neighborhood maps should help you in situations like this one. (Although it's worth mentioning that while the precise locations of exits are given, there are no failsafe indicators of indoor vs. outdoor exits.)
posted by Narrative Priorities at 10:44 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Just seconding the rec for ExitStrategy -- I was really excited when I first bought it, and have since used it FAR more than I'd expected to. Provided you're sufficiently familiar with the city to understand what exit labels like "Grand Central Main Concourse" mean, the platform diagrams and neighborhood maps should help you in situations like this one. (Although it's worth mentioning that while the precise locations of exits are given, there are no failsafe indicators of indoor vs. outdoor exits.)
posted by Narrative Priorities at 10:44 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
You can also connect underground from the N/R/W stop at 49th Street (uptown only) with Rockefeller center and the BDFV. It's not a free transfer, but it's dry and open during business hours.
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 11:03 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 11:03 AM on January 25, 2010
Also, the Ditmars stop on the N/W connects to a couple of businesses (comics store, yoga studio, internet cafe...not sure what else) without needing to go outside.
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 11:15 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 11:15 AM on January 25, 2010
At the 34th Street Herald Square stop, you can go directly into a number of buildings including JC Penney's (Manhattan Mall) and the Burger King inside the Macy's building (but not Macy's itself—at least not at the entrance I'm thinking of).
posted by ocherdraco at 11:27 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by ocherdraco at 11:27 AM on January 25, 2010
The 14th St ACE stop has one entrance that will put you into entrance lobby of the building on the SW corner of 16th and 8th Ave where Google has all of its servers.
posted by kimdog at 11:42 AM on January 25, 2010
posted by kimdog at 11:42 AM on January 25, 2010
I think the E stop @ 53rd and lex lets out into the (citigroup?) building above.
posted by melissasaurus at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by melissasaurus at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010
One exit from the 2/3 trains at Wall Street will take you into the atrium of 60 Wall Street.
Yep, and another exit takes you into the lower level of the Chase Manhattan building.
posted by odin53 at 12:05 PM on January 25, 2010
Yep, and another exit takes you into the lower level of the Chase Manhattan building.
posted by odin53 at 12:05 PM on January 25, 2010
Best answer: Oh, and the Clark Street station on the 2/3 in Brooklyn lets you off in the Hotel St. George, though I don't know what good that would do you these days.
There are a couple of small businesses (old-school barber, cobbler, newsstand, a sushi joint, and a deli in the subway station access.
The 59 St./Lexington Ave. station on the 4/5/6 and N/R/W has access into Bloomingdale's.
posted by andrewraff at 12:51 PM on January 25, 2010
There are a couple of small businesses (old-school barber, cobbler, newsstand, a sushi joint, and a deli in the subway station access.
The 59 St./Lexington Ave. station on the 4/5/6 and N/R/W has access into Bloomingdale's.
posted by andrewraff at 12:51 PM on January 25, 2010
The southbound 6 at 28th street has an exit directly into the New York Life building.
posted by Citrus at 1:10 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Citrus at 1:10 PM on January 25, 2010
wall street stop 4/5 has access to the equitable building.
posted by millipede at 4:59 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by millipede at 4:59 PM on January 25, 2010
It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure that the Borough Hall (4/5) station has an exit directly into the lobby of the building for which it is named.
What it has is an exit directly into the nearby Municipal Building, which has been sealed off for security reasons for the past decade and a half.
posted by thejoshu at 7:15 PM on January 25, 2010
What it has is an exit directly into the nearby Municipal Building, which has been sealed off for security reasons for the past decade and a half.
posted by thejoshu at 7:15 PM on January 25, 2010
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47th-50th BDFV can take you to any Rockefeller Center building
posted by Grither at 10:07 AM on January 25, 2010