{"id":9326,"date":"2025-08-07T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=9326"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:32:40","slug":"8th-st-ny-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/8th-st-ny-university\/","title":{"rendered":"8th St.-NY University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Located deep in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan (questionably, some will also say this is NoHo), off the beaten path where LGBTQ+ history was made in ’69<\/a>, lies a college campus. The college? Well, none other than NYU, famously one of the least affordable schools in the entire country<\/strong>. Now, what the hell does a school that rich people (allegedly including the children of infamous US political figures that are in power as of 2025?) have to do with anything I write about here?!

Well, I’ll tell you what: They have a subway station that directly references it in the name! Meet: 8th St.-NY University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiling!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, much like 23rd St. on Broadway (& really most Manhattan local stops), the platforms are not connected within fare control (you have to cross the street), the station isn’t accessible, and the platforms are pretty bogstandard with benches, countdown clocoks, wastebaskets, and whatnot. OMNY machines are outside fare control, and there’s also a station agent here. The other side is a pretty similar story. As for what’s on street level, the headhouses are standard. There’s also not a lot nearby that’s unique to this station specifically, other than NYU’s main campus. However, on 8th Street (at the intersection with Broadway), as well as between Broadway and Lafayette St. (walking towards Astor Place station – stay tuned for that entry), you do have a number of bus connections including the M1, M3, M8, and M55 buses, while the intersection of Broadway and Waverly Place has various express bus connections including the SIM1C and X27. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention: the tiling in the station. There’s actually some artwork on the tiling, like at 23rd St., and it actually looks kinda nice. Admittedly, one of my favorite things for the Broadway locals between (inclusive) 28th St. and Prince Street. Not a bad station, though, if generic-ish otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get outta here, R160!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The columns of support<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The other side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More standard signage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Platform shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Turnstile and rather small mezzanine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ARTWORK!!! (& some Palestine stickers – free Palestine!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waverly Place? Where have I heard of that name before?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MORE ARTWORK!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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E X P R E S S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I’M REALLY FEELING THE HEET!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Street level!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entry signage!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DIAMOND Q?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More normal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It serves NYU as its main subway station! There’s also various bus connections here, and it’s on a decently busy throughfare. Furthermore, I like the artwork (titled “Broadway Diary”<\/a>, as part of the MTA’s Arts & Design program) personally, it adds character.

The bad: Obviously, the lack of accessibility is a big one, especially being the main station for a major school in the area. Yikes. It’s also 400ft away from Astor Place, but whatever, that’s more a historical holdover to when the IRT and BMT competed. I don’t really have much to say about this station though.

Nearby points of interest: To this specific station? Probably NYU mainly. There’s also various shops along Broadway, Cooper Union (though much closer to Astor Place), and even Washington Square Park (of which West 4th is considerably closer).

Transit connections:
Broadway Lines (R, W)
MTA bus (M1, M55, SIM1C, SIM3C, SIM4C, SIM7, SIM9, SIM33, SIM33C, X27, X28 at Broadway\/Waverly Pl., M1, M2, M3, M8, M55 at 8th St.\/Mercer St.)
NYU shuttles

Overall, it’s by no means a terrible station, and the artwork adds a bit of character to an otherwise generic copy-paste station.

Rating: 6.5\/10
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