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Fastest way from midtown to Astor Place?

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Fastest way from midtown to Astor Place?#1
Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:13pm

Slamming a 5p Blue Man after a 2p Waitress on Saturday, and can't decide what the fastest way to try and get there on time might be... call a Lyft? Jump on the R/W?

Thoughts?

Updated On: 11/12/19 at 01:13 PM
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Fastedt way from midtown to Astor Place?#2
Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:16pm
I work right near Astor, and usually just hop on the R/W to get between work and a show. I don't think a Lyft is worth the pain of traffic.
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Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:24pm

Yeah, I just didn't know if it might be easier with the car given my 25-minute window, but my impulse is always that subway should win...

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:29pm
Catch the R/W from 50th and you’ll be at Astor within 15 minutes. The worst part will be waiting for a train to come, but once they do it’s a quick ride. I’ve done it hundreds of times to work in that area from midtown and vice-versa.
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Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:43pm

Barring some sort of subway issue, the R/W is absolutely the way to go. 

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:56pm

Cool, is there a good real-time subway map app these days? There wasn't when I lived there.

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 1:58pm

Please remember that since we are talking Saturday, there are no W trains and the N runs local, so if the N pulls in at 49th street, don't be afraid to take it.

I just double checked this weekend's schedule and fortunately, there don't seem to be any changes to the N/R this weekend.

 

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:07pm

scarlet721 said: "Please remember that since we are talking Saturday, there are no W trains and theN runs local, so if the N pulls in at 49th street, don't be afraid to take it.

I just double checked this weekend's scheduleand fortunately, there don't seem to be any changes to the N/R this weekend.
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Perfect, thanks for checking for me!

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:17pm

haterobics said: "scarlet721 said: "Please remember that since we are talking Saturday, there are no W trains and theN runs local, so if the N pulls in at 49th street, don't be afraid to take it.

I just double checked this weekend's scheduleand fortunately, there don't seem to be any changes to the N/R this weekend.
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Perfect, thanks for checking for me!
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No problem.  It's my line in Brooklyn, so I'm always checking it.  Problems for my end of it, but not in Manhattan

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:17pm

haterobics said: "scarlet721 said: "Please remember that since we are talking Saturday, there are no W trains and theN runs local, so if the N pulls in at 49th street, don't be afraid to take it.

I just double checked this weekend's scheduleand fortunately, there don't seem to be any changes to the N/R this weekend.
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Perfect, thanks for checking for me!
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No problem.  It's my line in Brooklyn, so I'm always checking it.  Problems for my end of it, but not in Manhattan

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:22pm

oops I put the wrong direction!!! the S shuttle to Grand Central where you can get on the 4-5 and switch at union square to the 6 or you can just get on the 6 at grand central and ride a few extra stops to astor place.

Updated On: 11/13/19 at 02:22 PM
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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:25pm

my current favorite app is Transit (Transit App, Inc.) To save you a minute, you can pre-load the destination and either save it or just leave it atop your recents.

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 2:29pm

HogansHero said: "my current favorite app is Transit (Transit App, Inc.) To save you a minute, you can pre-load the destination and either save it or just leave it atop your recents."

I'll check it out, thanks. Rather know how much time I have to catch the next train...

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 8:31pm

I've found that both Apple Maps and Google Maps on iOS have gotten really good with real-time train schedules recently (can't speak for Google Maps on Android). MTA keeps updating their mobile site and it's also pretty reliable as well nowadays.

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Posted: 11/12/19 at 10:41pm

AEA AGMA SM said: "I've found that both Apple Maps and Google Maps on iOS have gotten really good with real-time train schedules recently (can't speak for Google Maps on Android). MTA keeps updating their mobile site and it's also pretty reliable as well nowadays."

I used Google Maps on my android during my trip last week and it was very handy. It does a greatj ob of giving updates on delays, departures and arrivals in real time so you'll know exactly when you'll arrive.