Station Review #165: 96th Street-2nd av (NYCMTA)
96th Street is the current terminus station for NYCMTA's 2nd Avenue Subway. This station is mainly served by the Q train, and currently nothing else. Tour Train Escalator Platforms This station has an island platform, though I'm fairly certain all of the 2nd Avenue subway stations do. Upper mezzanine I'm not sure why this is needed. When this was finished in 2016, it was hilariously over-budget. This is the definition of hubris, of pointless waste from endless streams of consultants. If the bloat of modern day US transit projects was a place, it'd be here. Area before fare control Bulletins, maps, and such Outside of station Besides all of this, 96th Street-2nd av is a pleasant station, and it seems to do most things well enough to be usable by those who need it. Bus Connections There are only three bus connections you can make here that are actually convenient ...