Moovit

Moovit
App

Some routes and destinations call for (really require) the Subway. I love driving or taking an Uber as much as anyone else, but everything has its time and place. For example, you do not want to drive through Midtown Manhattan in the morning, in the early evening, or really anytime! Now that you realize the Subway is a necessary evil, you need to use it as efficiently as possible. The MTA (geniusly) started to display the time when the next few trains are coming so there is no longer reason to crane your neck impatiently to look down the tunnel for the lights of the next train. Now imagine, that you do not even need to be subterranean to get this information. Moovit, the app, has taken this data and will let you know when your train is coming before you ever enter the depths of the subway system! Even better, it provides the best route using various combinations of public transportation + walking to get you to your destination in the most efficient fashion. It also provides alerts (train not in service) for those of you frustrated (angry) commuters. It is a useful app, especially now that the Q train is on the tracks!