# The NYC subway with a stroller: every accessible station

By Dan, Boroughs & Brood. Data from the MTA, fetched 2026-10-04. Page: https://boroughsandbrood.com/subway-with-a-stroller.html

## The short answer

In the MTA's station data, 125 station complexes are fully accessible and 15 more are partly accessible (one direction, or some lines only), out of 445 in all. The rest are stairs only. Elevators do break, so check the MTA's elevator and escalator status before every trip, and the Staten Island Ferry is step-free.

Check the MTA's elevator and escalator status before every trip: https://new.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status

## The honest rules

- **Elevators break.** Not every day, but often enough to plan for. Check the MTA's elevator and escalator status before you leave, again before you change trains, and have a plan B station in your head. A working elevator in the morning is a promise, not a guarantee, by the afternoon.
- **Accessible doesn't always mean easy.** Some elevators are at one end of a long platform, some are on a different corner of the street, and a few stations are only accessible in one direction. The list below says which, from the MTA's own notes.
- **The service entrance gate.** Most stations have a gate beside the turnstiles, and that's how strollers and wheelchairs get through. How you pay and get it opened varies by station, so if you're unsure, ask the station agent. If there's no agent and no way through, you'll be folding.
- **Buses.** You don't have to fold your stroller on MTA buses. At busy times, though, tucking it out of the aisle or folding it is a courtesy the other passengers will notice, and so will the driver.
- **The Staten Island Ferry is step-free.** And free. You can roll on and roll off, and the view of the Statue of Liberty and the harbor costs nothing at all, which is the best deal in the city.
- **Stairs happen.** With a stroller, the stations with stairs only aren't impossible, just a two-person job. Plenty of New Yorkers will offer to take the other end. Say yes, say thank you, and keep a hand on the child.

## Family attractions with a step-free station nearby

Straight-line distance from the main entrance to the nearest station the MTA lists as accessible.

- A car-free island with hills, hammocks and a $5 ferry (Manhattan): South Ferry (1), 0.9 mile, about an 18-minute walk
- A free 1.1-mile walk over the East River (Manhattan): Fulton St (2/3), 0.6 mile, about an 11-minute walk
- A free stop: the whispering gallery and the concourse (Manhattan): Grand Central-42 St (4/5/6), under 0.1 mile, about a 1-minute walk
- American Museum of Natural History (Manhattan): 72 St (1/2/3), 0.5 mile, about a 9-minute walk
- Central Park Zoo (Manhattan): Lexington Av/63 St (M/Q), 0.4 mile, about a 7-minute walk
- Four floors of hands-on play for ages 0 to 6 (Manhattan): 72 St (1/2/3), 0.5 mile, about an 11-minute walk
- Intrepid Museum (Manhattan): 34 St-Hudson Yards (7), 0.6 mile, about a 13-minute walk
- Playground, carousel and zoo, all within a short walk (Manhattan): 57 St (M), 0.3 mile, about a 7-minute walk
- Staten Island Ferry, Whitehall Terminal (Manhattan): South Ferry (1), under 0.1 mile, about a 1-minute walk
- Statue of Liberty ferries, Battery Park (Manhattan): Bowling Green (4/5), 0.2 mile, about a 4-minute walk
- The 86th Floor view, with kids under 6 free (Manhattan): 34 St-Herald Sq (N/Q/R/W), 0.1 mile, about a 3-minute walk
- The High Line, Gansevoort Street end (Manhattan): 14 St (A/C/E), 0.3 mile, about a 6-minute walk
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Manhattan): 86 St (4/5/6) (Uptown local only), 0.4 mile, about an 8-minute walk
- The rink opens October 10; the tree is lit December 2 (Manhattan): 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr (B/D/F/M), 0.1 mile, about a 3-minute walk
- Two islands, two museums, one boat ticket (Manhattan): Bowling Green (4/5), 0.2 mile, about a 4-minute walk
- Boardwalk, beach and roller coasters at the end of the line (Brooklyn): Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D/F/N/Q), 0.3 mile, about a 5-minute walk
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brooklyn): Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum (2/3), 0.2 mile, about a 4-minute walk
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 (Brooklyn): Borough Hall (4/5), 0.6 mile, about a 12-minute walk
- Brooklyn Children's Museum (Brooklyn): Crown Hts-Utica Av (3/4), 0.7 mile, about a 14-minute walk
- Coney Island boardwalk and Luna Park (Brooklyn): Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D/F/N/Q), 0.2 mile, about a 5-minute walk
- New York Aquarium (Brooklyn): Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D/F/N/Q), 0.4 mile, about an 8-minute walk
- Prospect Park Zoo (Brooklyn): Prospect Park (B/Q/S), 0.3 mile, about a 6-minute walk
- Hands-on science museum in Queens, with rocket mini golf (Queens): Junction Blvd (7), 0.9 mile, about an 18-minute walk
- New York Hall of Science (Queens): Junction Blvd (7), 0.9 mile, about a 19-minute walk
- Queens Museum (Queens): Junction Blvd (7), 1.2 miles, about a 24-minute walk
- Bronx Zoo (The Bronx): E 180 St (2/5), 0.6 mile, about a 13-minute walk
- New York Botanical Garden (The Bronx): Pelham Pkwy (2/5), 0.7 mile, about a 15-minute walk
- Yankee Stadium (The Bronx): 161 St-Yankee Stadium (4), 0.1 mile, about a 2-minute walk
- Snug Harbor and the Staten Island Children's Museum (Staten Island): St George (SIR), 1.5 miles, about a 31-minute walk

## Every accessible station

### Manhattan

- 1 Av: accessible; step-free L
- 125 St: accessible; step-free A/C/B/D
- 125 St: accessible; step-free 4/5/6
- 135 St: accessible; step-free 2/3
- 137 St-City College: partly accessible; step-free 1; 1: Uptown only
- 14 St-Union Sq: partly accessible; step-free N/Q/R/W/L; not step-free 4/5/6
- 168 St / 168 St-Washington Hts: partly accessible; step-free A/C; not step-free 1
- 175 St: accessible; step-free A
- 181 St: accessible; step-free A
- 23 St-Baruch College: accessible; step-free 6
- 28 St: partly accessible; step-free 6; 6: Downtown only
- 34 St-Herald Sq: accessible; step-free N/Q/R/W/B/D/F/M
- 34 St-Hudson Yards: accessible; step-free 7
- 34 St-Penn Station: accessible; step-free A/C/E
- 34 St-Penn Station: accessible; step-free 1/2/3
- 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr: accessible; step-free B/D/F/M
- 49 St: partly accessible; step-free N/R/W; N/R/W: Uptown only
- 50 St: partly accessible; step-free C/E; C/E: Downtown only
- 57 St: accessible; step-free M
- 57 St-7 Av: accessible; step-free N/Q/R/W
- 59 St-Columbus Circle: accessible; step-free A/C/B/D/1
- 6 Av / 14 St: accessible; step-free L/F/M/1/2/3
- 66 St-Lincoln Center: accessible; step-free 1
- 68 St-Hunter College: accessible; step-free 6
- 72 St: accessible; step-free 1/2/3
- 72 St: accessible; step-free Q
- 8 Av / 14 St: accessible; step-free L/A/C/E
- 86 St: partly accessible; step-free 4/5/6; 4/5/6: Uptown local only
- 86 St: accessible; step-free Q
- 96 St: accessible; step-free 1/2/3
- 96 St: accessible; step-free Q
- Bowling Green: accessible; step-free 4/5
- Broadway-Lafayette St / Bleecker St: accessible; step-free B/D/F/M/6
- Canal St: partly accessible; step-free 6; not step-free R/W/N/Q/J/Z
- Chambers St: accessible; step-free 1/2/3
- Chambers St / Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall: accessible; step-free J/Z/4/5/6
- Cortlandt St / Chambers St / World Trade Center / Park Place: partly accessible; step-free R/W/E; not step-free A/C/2/3
- Dyckman St: accessible; step-free 1
- Fulton St: accessible; step-free J/Z/A/C/2/3/4/5
- Grand Central-42 St: accessible; step-free 4/5/6/7/S
- Harlem-148 St: accessible; step-free 3
- Inwood-207 St: accessible; step-free A
- Lexington Av/53 St / 51 St: accessible; step-free E/F/6
- Lexington Av/63 St: accessible; step-free M/Q
- Roosevelt Island: accessible; step-free M
- Spring St: partly accessible; step-free C/E; C/E: Downtown only
- Times Sq-42 St / 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal: accessible; step-free N/Q/R/W/A/C/E/1/2/3/7/S
- W 4 St-Wash Sq: accessible; step-free A/C/E/B/D/F/M
- Whitehall St-South Ferry / South Ferry: partly accessible; step-free 1; not step-free R/W
- WTC Cortlandt: accessible; step-free 1

### Brooklyn

- 59 St: accessible; step-free N/R
- 62 St / New Utrecht Av: accessible; step-free D/N
- 7 Av: accessible; step-free F/G
- 8 Av: accessible; step-free N
- 86 St: accessible; step-free R
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr: accessible; step-free D/N/R/B/Q/2/3/4/5
- Avenue H: accessible; step-free Q
- Bay Pkwy: accessible; step-free D
- Bay Ridge-95 St: accessible; step-free R
- Bedford Av: accessible; step-free L
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy: accessible; step-free L
- Church Av: accessible; step-free B/Q
- Church Av: accessible; step-free F/G
- Church Av: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Coney Island-Stillwell Av: accessible; step-free D/F/N/Q
- Court St / Borough Hall: partly accessible; step-free 2/3/4/5; not step-free R
- Crown Hts-Utica Av: accessible; step-free 3/4
- DeKalb Av: accessible; step-free B/Q/R
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum: accessible; step-free 2/3
- Euclid Av: accessible; step-free A/C
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Flushing Av: accessible; step-free M/J
- Franklin Av: accessible; step-free S/C
- Grand St: accessible; step-free L
- Greenpoint Av: accessible; step-free G
- Hoyt St: partly accessible; step-free 2/3; 2/3: Outbound only
- Jay St-MetroTech: accessible; step-free R/A/C/F
- Kings Hwy: accessible; step-free B/Q
- Kings Hwy: accessible; step-free F
- Livonia Av: accessible; step-free L
- Lorimer St / Metropolitan Av: accessible; step-free L/G
- Marcy Av: accessible; step-free M/J/Z
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs: accessible; step-free M/L
- Park Pl: accessible; step-free S
- Prospect Park: accessible; step-free B/Q/S
- Sheepshead Bay: accessible; step-free B/Q
- Utica Av: accessible; step-free A/C
- Wilson Av: partly accessible; step-free L; L: Manhattan-bound only

### Queens

- 21 St-Queensbridge: accessible; step-free M
- 61 St-Woodside: accessible; step-free 7
- Aqueduct Racetrack: accessible; step-free A
- Astoria Blvd: accessible; step-free N/W
- Beach 67 St: accessible; step-free A
- Court Sq-23 St / Court Sq: partly accessible; step-free E/F/G/7; E/F: Manhattan-bound only
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av: accessible; step-free A
- Flushing-Main St: accessible; step-free 7
- Forest Hills-71 Av: accessible; step-free E/F/M/R
- Howard Beach-JFK Airport: accessible; step-free A
- Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av / 74 St-Broadway: accessible; step-free E/F/M/R/7
- Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer: accessible; step-free E/J/Z
- Jamaica-179 St: accessible; step-free F
- Jamaica-Van Wyck: accessible; step-free E
- Junction Blvd: accessible; step-free 7
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke: accessible; step-free E/F
- Middle Village-Metropolitan Av: accessible; step-free M
- Northern Blvd: accessible; step-free M/R
- Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd: accessible; step-free A
- Queens Plaza: accessible; step-free E/F/R
- Queensboro Plaza: accessible; step-free N/W/7
- Rockaway Blvd: accessible; step-free A
- Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St: accessible; step-free A/S
- Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport: accessible; step-free E/J/Z
- Woodhaven Blvd: accessible; step-free J/Z

### The Bronx

- 149 St-Hostos: accessible; step-free 4/2/5
- 161 St-Yankee Stadium: accessible; step-free B/D/4
- 170 St: accessible; step-free 4
- 231 St: accessible; step-free 1
- 233 St: accessible; step-free 2/5
- 3 Av-149 St: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Bedford Park Blvd: accessible; step-free B/D
- E 149 St: accessible; step-free 6
- E 180 St: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Fordham Rd: accessible; step-free 4
- Gun Hill Rd: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Gun Hill Rd: accessible; step-free 5
- Hunts Point Av: accessible; step-free 6
- Kingsbridge Rd: accessible; step-free B/D
- Mosholu Pkwy: accessible; step-free 4
- Parkchester: accessible; step-free 6
- Pelham Bay Park: accessible; step-free 6
- Pelham Pkwy: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Simpson St: accessible; step-free 2/5
- Tremont Av: accessible; step-free B/D
- Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av: accessible; step-free 6

### Staten Island

- Arthur Kill: accessible; step-free SIR
- Dongan Hills: accessible; step-free SIR
- Great Kills: accessible; step-free SIR
- New Dorp: accessible; step-free SIR
- St George: accessible; step-free SIR
- Tottenville: accessible; step-free SIR

## Questions people ask

**How many NYC subway stations are accessible?**

In the MTA's station data, 125 station complexes are fully accessible and 15 are partly accessible, out of 445. Partly accessible usually means one direction only or some lines only.

**How do I check if a subway elevator is working?**

Use the MTA's elevator and escalator status page (https://new.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status) before you leave and before you change trains.

**Can you take a stroller on the NYC subway?**

Yes. Use the service entrance gate beside the turnstiles where there is one, and plan around stations with elevators. At stations with stairs only, you'll be carrying it.

**Do you have to fold a stroller on an NYC bus?**

No, you don't have to fold it on MTA buses. At busy times, folding it or keeping it out of the aisle is a courtesy.

**Is the Staten Island Ferry stroller friendly?**

Yes. The Staten Island Ferry is step-free and free, so you can roll a stroller on and off.

**Which family attractions have an accessible subway station nearby?**

Of the 29 big family attractions on our list, 17 have a station the MTA lists as accessible within a 10-minute walk. The table on this page names the station for each.

## Sources

- MTA: Subway Stations (data.ny.gov): https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Subway-Stations/39hk-dx4f
- MTA accessibility: https://new.mta.info/accessibility
- MTA elevator status: https://new.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status
- Data: https://boroughsandbrood.com/data/stations.json