Indeed, Google today has revealed it has produced an entire Web-based representation of lines that the MTA, Port Authority, and New Jersey Transit travel by. Which at first glance might seem a rather selective focus for the company. Still, it is said that “one in every three users of mass transit in the country” make use of the MTA system, so the provisions now officially in place in public view on Google Maps for the whole of New York City and its surroundings are bound to find appreciative consumers.
I gave the mass transit button in Google Maps a spin, charting a path from Central Park to the United Nations, and I was shown the path displayed above. In the left-hand trip guide was a detailed warning about 7 Line disruptions, with links to the MTA website for more information. Is this the most convenient option to take? You decide. Try other routes, too. See if Google is as smart with street-level and subterranean transport as a well-worn native might estimate his/her knowledge of the grid.