MTA Subway NYC

The New York City Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the world when measured by track mileage and the fourth-largest when measured by annual ridership. It is the second-oldest subway system in the United States after the rapid transit system in Boston. Life in New York City is so dependent on the subway that the city is home to two of only four 24-hour subway systems in the world. The city's 26 subway lines run through all boroughs except Staten Island, which is served by the Staten Island Railway.

Subway riders pay with the MetroCard, which is also valid on all other rapid transit systems and buses in the city, as well as the Roosevelt Island tramway. The MetroCard has completely replaced tokens, which were used in the past, to pay fares. Fares are loaded electronically on the card.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a subway system that links Manhattan, in New York State, to Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark, in New Jersey. The primary transit link between Manhattan and New Jersey.

While some PATH stations are adjacent to subway stations in New York City and Newark as well as Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations in New Jersey, there are no free transfers. The PATH operates 24 hours a day.

Kennedy and Newark airports are served by intermodal rail systems. AirTrain JFK is a rapid transit system that connects Kennedy to New York's subway and commuter rail network in Queens. It also provides free transit between airport terminals. For trips beyond the airport the train costs $5. AirTrain Newark is a monorail system connecting Newark's three terminals to commuter and intercity trains running on the Northeast Corridor rail line.