NYC Live starts with two everyday questions: what's happening around me, and when should I leave? Here's a round-up of what you can do on the website today.
See the city move
The live map brings subway estimates, MTA buses and Citi Bike stations into one view. Turn layers on when you need them, and keep the rest out of the way.
- Subway: follow estimated train positions along the lines, with route labels on each marker.
- Buses: choose a route, then a bus or stop to check reported positions and predicted arrivals.
- Citi Bike: switch between bikes, e-bikes and open docks. Nearby stations group together as you zoom out.
- City conditions: add service alerts, elevator outages, road sensors, published 311 reports, weather and modelled air quality.
Optional street and bus-line layers add context. Your map view and layer choices are saved for your next visit. Use the location button to center the map near you, or explore without sharing your location.
A departures board for your desk
The desk view keeps your chosen station, direction and departures in one place. Set your walk to the platform to get a leave-by suggestion, with nearby Citi Bike availability and station status alongside it.
It's a useful screen to leave open while you get ready. Leave-by suggestions depend on fresh predictions and disappear when current data isn't available.
Know how fresh the data is
Live data has limits. Subway positions are estimates based on arrival predictions, rather than GPS locations. Buses show positions reported by MTA Bus Time. Bike counts describe availability at stations.
Source details and freshness labels help explain what you're seeing. Old predictions don't become new just because the page refreshes; expired data is hidden where it would otherwise look current.
Tell us what would help
Try the map or the departures board. If a station, route or interaction doesn't work as expected, send us a note with what you were looking at and roughly when it happened.