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To answer this question I would say a station that looks completely 'scary' like a throwback to the bad old days of the 1970's is Chambers street on the J line. That being said I don't know or haven't heard of anything unusual going on down there recently. There was a homicide , someone got stabbed to death a week or two ago on one of the elevated platforms on the J line in Queens , it was in the papers , I think Cypress Hills or Elderts Lane , one or the other.
Believe it or not a scary station from 'back in the days' , the 70's thru the 90's was 95th street on the R line. Being in Bay Ridge one would never think of that station as being scary but above the platform there used to be a long walkway that connected the 93rd and 95th street entrances and often only the token booth at 95th would be open 24hrs so if you came down at 93rd street and entered that two block corridor there was no way out until you got to the other side. There were a lot of crimes that would take place inside that corridor. In the mid 90's it was walled off and turned into a facility for the stations department I believe. There were a lot of homeless down there though and a lot of people got jumped over the years in that corridor.
Working the A line midnights on weekends I would say is dangerous. I saw a gang assault taking place at Liberty Ave a few weeks ago and got on the radio and called for the cops. Then when it was over all the people left together including the one that got assaulted , before the cops got there. Go figure.
To answer this question I would say a station that looks completely 'scary' like a throwback to the bad old days of the 1970's is Chambers street on the J line. That being said I don't know or haven't heard of anything unusual going on down there recently. There was a homicide , someone got stabbed to death a week or two ago on one of the elevated platforms on the J line in Queens , it was in the papers , I think Cypress Hills or Elderts Lane , one or the other.
Believe it or not a scary station from 'back in the days' , the 70's thru the 90's was 95th street on the R line. Being in Bay Ridge one would never think of that station as being scary but above the platform there used to be a long walkway that connected the 93rd and 95th street entrances and often only the token booth at 95th would be open 24hrs so if you came down at 93rd street and entered that two block corridor there was no way out until you got to the other side. There were a lot of crimes that would take place inside that corridor. In the mid 90's it was walled off and turned into a facility for the stations department I believe. There were a lot of homeless down there though and a lot of people got jumped over the years in that corridor.
Working the A line midnights on weekends I would say is dangerous. I saw a gang assault taking place at Liberty Ave a few weeks ago and got on the radio and called for the cops. Then when it was over all the people left together including the one that got assaulted , before the cops got there. Go figure.
awww man liberty, van siclen and shepherd on the A/C are a no-no late at night....even euclid ave, its a little safer but not by much.
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I tell you whats worse been shouldered by two massive housing projects when coming out of Jackson avenue subway station on the 2 and 5 line. Sometimes you hear an occasional gun shots around that station.
Yes, but those stations don't look scary. The long corridor at 191 Street on the #1 line...that's scary, and it's scary 24 hours a day!
at night time they're pretty desolate. sometimes you can be the only one on the platform. combined with the neighborhood that they're in, that can be intimidating. in terms of cosmetics, they're pretty much bland stations. but throw those variables into the mix, and they sure can feel scary at times.
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I'm very surprised more than one person pick the Chambers street
J/M line as one of the scariest station. I've used that station for
years and never felt unsafe or scary at all. Although I saw the
biggest mouse in my life one time over there. It's really as big as a
cat.
I find Bay parkway N line station kind of scary at night, but is nothing
compare to those scary long corridor like Fred and Hanna mentioned.
It's very creepy walking alone at night in those long corridor when you
need to change trains. Both 14th St and Canal st got some of the most
scary corridors.
Yeah, I find going through Herald Square when it's really crowded to be scary, but worse is any time on the 4/5/6 when everyone is packed in like sardines. Not fun at all. I used to live on the UES, but since leaving last year I almost always avoid the green line entirely.
I'm very surprised more than one person pick the Chambers street
J/M line as one of the scariest station. I've used that station for
years and never felt unsafe or scary at all. Although I saw the
biggest mouse in my life one time over there. It's really as big as a
cat.
The J/Z Chambers St station is one of the oldest in the entire subway system...over 100 years old. It's pretty gross even for a subway station.
Funny you should say that. When I was a conductor, the tourists were the passengers I looked forward to. (They're every good thing on the trains that New Yorkers aren't).
As to the yuppies--you hit the nail on the head with that one. My last job as a conductor before taking the promotion to tower operator was on the B line. And the part of the run I hated most was along Central Park West. Those people had a sense of entitlement you could cut with a knife. I always asked myself why something couldn't happen and my train be turned back to The Bronx--I was dealing with real people up there on the Concourse!
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