How thorough is New York’s subway system? Where doesn’t it reach?

Brooklyn’s King of Maps, Chris Whong, returns with Subway Deserts v2, a map of the city’s subway lines, and the areas around them within a 10-minute walk. It shows where in Brooklyn is covered by transportation, and where isn’t, and the findings might surprise you somewhat.

A few neighborhoods stand out for being poorly served by the subway. In Bedford Stuyvesant there’s a triangle between the JZ, the AC and the G where dozens of blocks from Nostrand Avenue to Malcolm X Boulevard are inaccessible. The G splits Greenpoint, but on either side is desert, and don’t even think about trying to get to the Navy Yard or Red Hook on the train.

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