As the name suggests, most subways operate below ground. There are a total of 36 different subway lines shuttling passengers across Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. But before you descend into the bowels of America's largest city, here are some tips for beginners.

Cabs are expensive and usually slower due to traffic, so whether you're a local or just visiting, you'll likely have to traipse down the concrete subway stairs at some point. So suffice it to say: the subways can get pretty complicated. With 472 operational stations, the underground trains provided nearly two billion rides in 2017 alone. In addition to ramping up to co-host the STC Alliance Competition in September 2022, we're redesigning our website and rethinking how to connect and engage.The New York City subway system is the largest of its kind in the entire world. We lead by example and invite you to participate. The persona of what was a chapter community changed entirely. Work - if we were lucky enough to retain a job - became a remote experience. Lockdown became the backdrop for a new normal and ironically - a new shared narrative. Pulsating, traffic-clogged streets, vibrant restaurants, and active conference rooms became a memory. Like its members, STC NY Metro hit the pause button and went into surviv al mode.

With the exception of the STC Alliance Competition, chapter priorities shifted to staying safe and preserving personal, family, and financial well-being. In Q1 2020, New York became the epicenter of a global pandemic sweeping across North America. The chapter serves the greater New York metropolitan region where New York City is the hub for satellite communities stretching from eastern Long Island, Southwestern Connecticut, Westchester, and Hudson Valley in the north, to Northern New Jersey on the west. The STC NY Metro Chapter is among the most diverse, dynamic, and innovative communities in the Society of Technical Communication worldwide.

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