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 MTA on Wednesday unveiled a new “easily readable” New York City subway map for the first time in nearly 50 years – but straphangers knocked the redesigned graphic as a “complicated” brain teaser ...

The redesigned map includes brighter colors, bold, straight lines, and a white background, all aimed at maximizing contrast ...

First, transit officials in New York City said goodbye to the Metrocard. Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit ...

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

The map features things that didn't exist in 1979, like the 2nd Avenue Subway, 7-line extension, and the F train stop on Roosevelt Island. Transit officials say it's easy to find accessible ...

It is the first major overhaul of the subway map to be introduced by the authority in almost 50 years. The reveal of the map, on a train platform in Times Square, was another step in the M.T.A ...