Lexington Avenue – 59th Street MTA Subway Stop Complex

Big transfer spot for 4/​5/​6/​N/​Q/​R. The generally so-​so cleanliness, good by MTA standards, is tolerable, even if the super high end shopping above suggests this station would be better. During rush hour, the transfer sends the station to overcapacity, board at the downtown end of all trains for ease. The large countdown panels are helpful. The station’s many entrances/​exits make it easy to avoid a crowded one, many of which are managed by operators of the fancy buildings above. There’s a small newstand on the 4÷5÷6 platform. The stairs from 4÷5÷6 uptown end down to the N/​Q/​R below are generously wide.

I didn’t find any problems with this stop just with the trains. I wanted to go to Dylan’s candy bar, so I checked an NYC subway map, I thought I could get there by the q train from Brooklyn but when I got in the q train it said the last stop was 57^st so I got off there (freakin delays) After I figured out how to get there and spend $ 10 in a taxi I arrived to DCB but after the visit I had to go back home, and no I will not spend another $ 10 on a taxi so I saw 4 subways of the same kind (Lexington ave 59 st) the one I wanted to arrive on and it said the trains that had delays that includes q, n,4,5,6 trains but it said that the R train was not delayed so, I kinda figured out both things, 1. That is why the q train didn’t go to this stop and 2. That the R train is a lives aver We got down there and waited to get a single ride card, while waiting for other people to finish, this kind guy offered us to use his metro card, we had to say yes thank you cause the woman getting her metro card could of took hours and we were really tired after that the escalators took us to all the trains one side was Brooklyn bound (right) the other side was Manhattan bound (left) that was the area for N, Q, R trains if you go to the center and climb stairs you get to the 4,5,6 trains I took more time to get on a Brooklyn bound r train than to get on a Manhattan bound r train.

Convenient for its location to 5^th Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and Roosevelt Island tram. N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6 trains all stop here with the F train 4 blocks away and the E, M trains 6 blocks away. –1 for lack of temperature control. Consistently hot during the summer. No temperature regulation measures in the subway. –1 for inconsistent trains at night. After 10pm the N, Q, R trains do what they want. Sometimes 3 R trains will pass before 1 N or Q train which is frustrating in the heat and if one wants to get to a destination.

It’s difficult to express how much I absolutely hate this station.
There are seemingly endless flights of stairs. There’s the long flight to get into the station, then, if you miraculously entered on the correct side of the street, you have to walk down a long, narrow, precipitous flight to the express trains. You entered on the wrong side? You’re in for a treat. Go down the long flight into the station, then go down more stairs, then up more stairs to get to the other side. Express train? Down more stairs.
The filth. True, the majority of stations are filthy. This is extra filthy.
THE PEOPLE IN THIS STATION! This station is especially full of slow moving people lacking in spatial awareness. People will take up the whole escalator such that they can’t be passed. So I take the stairs. Are they any better? Hardly. For whatever reason people walking down the stairs will take up the entire width of them and get belligerent about moving. Not to mention that the slope is so steep and the stairs so long, that if you fall, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY DIE! Surely both of these (slow and horrific) options are a fire hazard.
This station is also full of people standing on the entrance stairs and texting, people walking erratically, it’s a huge stressful obstacle course.
Tip: if you have to transfer from the ⁴⁄₅ to the 6 or vice versa, do so at 42^nd. They are on the same platform in that station. Save yourself some consternation.

Big hub for the green (4,5,6) and the yellow lines (Q, R, N). Right by Bloomingdales. There are different platforms depending on which subway line you are taking. What I like about this station is it is easier to cross over to the other side of the same line. If you’re on the uptown platform of the 6 and you want to head downtown instead there a few stairs that you can cross right over. There is also a candy store on the 6 platform as well for the newspaper, snacks, drinks, etc. Busy station. During the day, it’s a constant flow of people.

I absolutely hate the mta they raise prices but still can’t afford to provide good service bum Ass system

when people try to rain on your parade… just poke them in the eye with your umbrella…
Im in LOVE with Lexington area… I could actually see myself living here… sighhh…I’m always roaming around Lexington… funs!
The trains have a constant amount of traffic throughout the day… Subways are not like commuter trains… where they get to the last stop and have a long time until they depart again… which allows time for cleaning and maintenance… If you ever ride a nyc subway to the last stop… Which i have… the trains sit for 5 – 10 minutes and start on another journey… NYC subway lines all run ²⁴⁄₇. The trains are in constant use… so it always seem dirty…

At the center of UES Manhattan. Across the street from Bloomingdales. Sprinkles café right up the stairs. All kinds of stores on Lexington avenue.

This subway station is super crowded during rush hour… it’s pretty steamy and stinky too which is normal although I have seen a lot more rats here in the tracks than at other stations. The platform for NQR gets really really crowded during PM rush and it gets tricky getting on the train when it’s 3 deep blocking the doors.

This review is a bit of a liberty; I don’t actually remember using the subway station at 59^th and Lex. I’m sure I have at one point, but the experience has been suppressed to the deepest darkest recesses of my memory.
No, this is a review of passing through the 59^th street subway stop. Every morning, my ⁴⁄₅ train stops for a moment at this horrible abyss. Every morning, the doors open to admit a flood of people. And every time, I’m assaulted by a wave of heat and a thick, unearthly stench. I’ve lived near fields of manure in the country and been exposed to every possible smell that a human can use to defile a public place in New York… none of it has prepared me for the horrors of this olfactory assault. It defies classification with such mundane labels as «Chemical» or «Excretory» and truly stands alone.
If you must ride through 59^th and Lex in the summer elbow your way to the far side of the car. Your clothes might get ruffled and old ladies may be trampled, but that is far better than standing near that door as it opens up into what must be an Eldritch Hell. I want to comfort those poor souls that commute using the 59^th street station: Hug them and tell them that they’re finally safe, air conditioned, and moving towards civilization. Instead I quietly salute their stoic heroism and thank several deities for living further up the green line. Poor souls of 59^th street, I salute you.

This subway stop is probably bigger than the airports in some smaller countries. Been here a million times but still get lost every time on my way in or out.

This station sucks get on the wrong entrance and you are walking up and down and over on steep dirty stairs. Puke day and night. Piss everywhere. Stench, crazy bums, etc. hate it. Worst station in my commute.

Once I got the hang of it, and figured out how to best weave in and out of the IMMENSE rush hour traffic, I grew to like this station. It’s like a fun maze for adults :-) And they have the LED signs with the updates of when your train is coming, and they have vending/​snack options. Win :-)

Very big subway stop and it is useful for catching the E or the M from the 4,5,6 train. However, it’s a LONG walk here so be aware of that. It’s also a cleaner stop & you’ll see the occasional musician here.
I also remember a bad experience with this shady looking guy claiming the elevator one evening & never getting off. I would have liked to see some law enforcement there so I didn’t have to carry a suitcase over flights of stairs; there were also other women there, including one with a child in a stroller who apparently decided to board that elevator anyway. Watch your back, just as you should anywhere in NYC.

Big and fairly clean subway stop that contains multiple lines. Thankfully, I never have to go here around rush hour.

A brief vignette of my commute every morning: I edge out of the N train at 59^th Street Station from Astoria, and quickly seek the shelter of the center of the narrow platform, scurrying like some kind of crab among the thousands trying to get to work. I wait for a few moments in the small area I’ve carved out for myself, looking for an opening, letting the more adventurous be taken away by the waves, and then dash to the stairs. Failure — there are yet more hundreds lined up, fighting with the people coming up the stairs for purchase. I scuttle downstairs, prodded by people behind, in front of, and to the side of me. Then it’s on to the ⁴⁄₅ platform, where one battles the lucky thousands that have survived the migration downwards to get into an express train. Sometimes you succeed. Othertimes, not so much.
All of this could be avoided if this were a better station. Alas.

i was takin the 6 from 33^rd and this guy would not stop bothering me… they really should not let ppl loiter down in the station.
Other than that the subway is cheap I think 2.50
I just don’t get the metrocard 0.70 cent bonus! im still gonna have left over change on my effin card…

This is one station I still haven’t figured out completely yet– which entrance should I use to be at the ideal part of the platform for the uptown 6? I always seem to enter on the wrong side of Lexington Avenue!
Also, there’s an awful lot of dust and dirt in this station– what is that all about?

Alright, I said no bad reviews from me on Unilocal.So, thank you NYC for the subway! I’ll just say that getting off this stop in particular was a nightmare. It doesn’t surprise me I’d find the reviewers giving this stop low reviews. (Isn’t it silly that we’re even rating a subway stop in the first place?) And these people are locals. I was visiting from out-​of-​state! Thank goodness I have six years of experience riding the subway trains in San Francisco and Los Angeles; otherwise, I’d have been trampled in the crunch to get to-​and-​from.
Fellow visitors be warned, just wait for the next train if you see faces pressed against the door windows with mouths open. And don’t for any reason, stand behind the door if you are not getting off the next stop! Elbow your way inside towards the middle. Watch the old men. They’re pros at it.

I come to this station so often, but every time I do, I dread it dearly.
Pros:
— This is the easiest connection from the N, R, W to the 4, 5, 6 and most of the places I frequent are on those 6 lines of service
— My dentist is 1 block away from this station
— Bloomingdales and Diesel are RIGHT ABOVE THIS STATION
— Home Depot is 1 block away
Cons:
— Get on or off this train during any form of rush hour and you are likely to loose a limb
— the N, R, W platform is super narrow and always crowded
— no matter how packed the train is, you can guarantee that 30 people will try to push their way onto the train, leaving their extremities hanging out, making the doors unable to close, causing delays
Note to riders when on a packed train:
— Cover your mouth when you cough or yawn. I do not want to smell what lies in the pit of your stomach, nor be covered in your germs
— if you are wearing a backpack, TAKE IT OFF and put it on the floor between your feet
— when you are the first to walk on to a train, WALK ALL THE WAY INSIDE. Do not stand at the door and block others from getting on
— when you are holding on to a rail by the door and the train has come to a complete stop, for the love of God, TAKE YOUR HAND OFF OF THE RAIL AND GET THE F*CK OFF OF THE TRAIN. You do not need that rail for guidance getting off. Nope. No you don’t.