NYC's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing

New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago. But the plan to install the futuristic infrastructure stalled as the design team took a step back to improve the hardware. Six months overdue, the first batch is finally live in Grand Central Station. They were worth the wait.

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The Indestructible Touchscreen Kiosks That Will Take Over New York’s Subways

Over the last few weeks you might’ve heard about the ultra-futuristic information kiosks recently developed for the New York City subway system. It’s sci-fi stuff, thoroughly modernizing the arteries of an often creaky metropolis. And we headed down to New York’s financial district to check out a working prototype for ourselves. More »