Whelp, we’re back in NYC. And, today’s entry is a rather modest, if boring, station. Welcome to 23rd/Broadway, located in the Flatiron District (hence the title, to differentiate it from other 23rd St.’s).
23rd St., or rather this particular one, is located on Broadway at, well, 23rd Street, in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. It’s a local station served by the R and W lines, with the N serving it on weekends in lieu of the W. It’s pretty average, with countdown clocks lining the platform, BMT mosaics, and the usual with vending machines in the station mezzanine. However, there is no free crossover, and it’s not an accessible station (the nearest ones are Union and Herald Squares). There’s also hats depicted on the station walls, which are pretty cool. Overall, though, not a good station, but also nothing offensively bad.
The good: It exists! Furthermore, 23rd St.’s an important road, with a Select Bus connection. It also gets pretty modest to somewhat decent service as well. The art is pretty cool as well!
The bad: Mainly accessibility. If you need an accessible way to this area, just take the M23-SBS or another, non-SBS bus.
Nearby points of interest: To this station specifically, the Flatiron Building and Madison Square Park are the big ones.
Transit connections:
Broadway Lines (R, W)
MTA bus (M1, M2, M3, M23-SBS, M55, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM31, X27, X28)
Overall, it’s not a bad station by any means, and the artwork is actually quite cool! Just, if only it was accessible though…
Rating: 6.5/10
