Top 5 Reasons You Should Always Take the Subway in NYC

Editor's note: This blog entry is more of a PSA than anything and is actually pretty lame.

I don't care if you're a tourist or a long-time resident of the Big Apple. There's only one way you should travel around the city and it isn't by the streets and grid system that make getting around relatively easy.
Here's top 5 reasons why the subway is much better than other city transit options.

5) Inspires Exercise

This one is a little bit ridiculous on its face. After all, the point of transit is to save effort (and time). But as opposed to other transit services, which tend to go door to door, the subway has a lack of pinpoint accuracy that inspires a healthy walking mentality. Plus, the subway becomes inconvenient over shorter distances as you would've been better off walking anyway.

4) The Right Time, Every Time

Trains run every 20 minutes on the 4 train (east side Express)..... in the middle of the night. Most of the times it's much quicker than that, averaging around every 8 minutes. Keep in mind this doesn't account for some trains that overlap routes in critical areas (the 4,5, and 6, the 1, 2, and 3, the N, R, and W). Sure you could flag down a taxi faster than that, but you'd give back that time simply waiting for traffic lights and pedestrians playing Frogger in traffic.

3) Well Adjusted

Unlike the streets, which tend to be the most congested option at the times when you need them the most (rush hour!), subways tend to be the most free option at this time. This isn't because the trains are faster or have less people on them (the exact opposite is likely true), but because there are simply more trains on the tracks. It's a dynamic system that adjusts to a need, unlike the static roadways.

2) Green Line? All the Time

If you even remotely care about the environment, there is simply no other way to go. Taking a subway is the carpool lane times 20. If LA had a system half as good as New York's (it doesn't), the air might not be such a nightmare.

1) The Price is Right

When a quarter price hike to $2.25 per ride is a big deal, you know you're getting a good deal. Especially considering that the $2.25 is the same regardless of whether you're riding from the Bronx all the way to Brooklyn or just going crosstown across Manhattan. Compare this to a taxi. Just to get into a taxi, you need $2.50 for the flag drop and god forbid you go anywhere. The prices for an NYC taxi, while much better than LA or a lot of other major cities, are still expensive relative to the simple subway option.

Go Metro!