A lot has changed on the subway in the last 45 years, including stations, train cars, platforms, and even how we pay. But one thing that hadn't changed is the subway map. That is, until now.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has unveiled the first major change to the famed New York City subway map since 1979. The historic map commuters are used to seeing on subway cars and in stations ...

First, transit officials in New York City said goodbye to the Metrocard. Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit icon: the famed subway map. “This is a lynchpin moment,” said MTA Chairman ...

Vast swaths of the subway still rely on signal equipment from the Great Depression. A multibillion dollar plan, now at risk, ...

"The subway map is both an iconic symbol of New York and a tool that everyday riders and first-time users of our system use to get around," said Demetrius Crichlow, New York City Transit President.

The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli. That version, designed as a service map, introduced ...

Image The Unimark subway map released in 1972 ... Stefanos Chen is a Times reporter covering New York City’s transit system.

"Not to mention the visual language of the subway is so important to the identity of New York City, seeing the map realigned with the original system just feels…right." Graphic designer and ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has introduced a newly redesigned subway map for New York City.

From the passenger conduct to the advertisements on the train, see how things have changed since the subway opened in 1904, ...