The New York subway system map just got its first full redesign since 1979. One of the world’s most iconic and controversial ...

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

The new layout ditches the street map entirely, instead returning to the more abstracted view of the beloved 1972 map from Massimo Vignelli.

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.

(Marc A. Hermann/Courtesy MTA) This week the MTA rolled out a new map of the New York City subway. (Courtesy MTA) The new subway map was drawn in-house by the MTA’s Creative Services Mapping ...

Ask around to get your bearings, and definitely invest in a map ... part of the area. An island south of Manhattan, Staten Island was once dubbed as "the Alaska of New York City," according ...