I was in NYC in 2014 and had no trouble navigating the subway either. The only weird thing to me was that trains belonging to several different lines would some

I was in NYC in 2014 and had no trouble navigating the subway either. The only weird thing to me was that trains belonging to several different lines would sometimes stop at the same platform, but you get used to it quickly. Speaking of poor navigation signage, I've been living in Saint Petersburg my whole life, and our subway system is very simple in comparison (5 lines, all transfers in the center), but the most visible signs only specify the last station for each track. More often than not, whenever I travel an unfamiliar route, I have to pause to think which station is at which end of the line. And it's me who can draw most of that map from memory. I feel sorry for the visitors. NYC gets this right. As far as I remember, the signs said actually useful things like "Manhattan" and "Uptown and Queens".