Smell Something? Say Something
You may remember our recent call for submissions to the nascent subway smell map, a document we're creating to catalog New York subway station aromas. Response has been tremendous — so much so that we've decided to open up the call beyond Manhattan to include the outer boroughs and solicit aroma info from the entire NYC MTA subway system. Many readers sent in non-Manhattan odors anyway, but there are still plenty of gaps. We're not going to try and classify every single station in the system (turns out it's goddamn huge, who knew), but we'll get as many nailed down as possible. To that end, after the jump is a long list of stations/lines still waiting for input; never mind if you see dupes or apparent errors, as this is just a quickie rundown. Take a look, and if you know of a particular ordure unique to any, drop us a line in the comments below or at subwaystink@gmail.com. Be sure to note the station name, and try to be as specific (and as "colorful") as possible when describing the smell(s).
UPDATE: We almost forgot to mention — not all these smells must be bad, you know. Of course, as current data indicates, there's always room for debate. One person's "rotting corpse" is apparently another's "fresh bagels."
103rd St - 7 | 9 Ave - M, D | Grand St - 1 |
103rd St - 6 | 90th St-Elmhurst Ave - 7 | Grant Ave - A |
103rd St B, C | 95th St - R | Greenpoint Ave - G |
104-102nd Sts - J, Z | 96th St - B, C | Gun Hill Rd - 5 |
104th St - A | 96th St - 1, 2, 3 | Gun Hill Rd - 2, 5 |
110th St - 6 | 96th St - 6 | Halsey St - 1 |
110th St-Central Park N - 2,3 | 9th St-4 Ave - F, M, R | Halsey St - J |
111st St - A | Alabama Ave - J | Hewes St - J, M |
111st St - J | Allerton Ave - 2, 5 | Houston St - 1 |
111st St - 7 | Aqueduct-North Conduit Ave - A | Howard Beach - A |
116th St - B,C | Astor Place - 6 | Hoyt St - 2, 3 |
116th St - 6 | Astoria Blvd - N, W | Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts - A, C, G |
116th St 2, 3 | Atlantic Ave - 1 | Hunters Pt Ave - 7 |
116th St-Columbia Univ - 1 | Atlantic Ave-Pacific St - 2, 3, 4, 5, M, N, Q, W, R, B, D | Hunts Pt Ave - 6 |
121st St - J, Z | Ave H - Q | Intervale Ave - 2, 5 |
125th St - 1 | Ave I - F | Jackson Ave - 2, 5 |
125th St - 2, 3 | Ave J - Q | Jamaica Center - E, J, Z |
135th St - B, C | Ave M - Q | Jamaica-Van Wyck - E |
135th St -2, 3 | Ave N - F | Jay St - A, C, F |
137th St -1 | Ave P - F | Jefferson St - 1 |
138th St-Grand Concourse - 4, 5 | Ave U - Q | Junction Blvd - 7 |
145th St - 3 | Ave U - N | Junius St - 3 |
145th St - A, C, B, D | Ave U - F | Kings Highway - Q |
145th St - 1 | Ave X - F | Kings Highway - N |
148th St - 3 | Bay 50th St - D | Kings Highway - F |
149th St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5 | Bay Pkwy - N | Kingsbridge Rd - B, D |
155th St - C | Bay Pkwy - M, D | Kingsbridge Rd - 4 |
155th St - B, D | Bay Pkwy-22nd Ave - F | Kingston Ave - 3 |
157th St - 1 | Bay Ridge Ave - R | Kingston-Throop Aves - C |
15th St - F | Baychester Ave - 5 | Knickerbocker Ave - M |
167th St - 4 | Beach 105th St - A, S | Kosciusko St - J |
167th St - B, D | Beach 25th St - A | Lafayette Ave - C |
168th St-Broadway - 1, A, C | Beach 36th St - A | Lawrence St - M, R |
169th St - F | Beach 44th St - A | Lefferts Blvd - A |
170th St - 4 | Beach 60th St - A | Liberty Ave - C |
170th St - B, D | Beach 67th St - A | Livonia Ave - 1 |
174-175th Sts - B, D | Beach 90th St - A, S | Longwood Ave - 6 |
174th St-Southern Blvd - 2, 5 | Beach 98th St - A, S | Lorimer St - J, M |
176th St - 4 | Bedford Ave - 1 | Marcy Ave - J, M, Z |
179th St - F | Bedford Park Blvd - 4 | Metropolitan Ave - M |
181st St - A | Bedford Park Blvd - B, D | Metropolitan Ave-Lorimer St - G, 1 |
181st St - 1 | Bedford-Nostrand Aves - G | Metropolitan Ave-Lorimer St - G, 1 |
182-183rd Sts - B, D | Bergen St - F, G | Middletown Rd - 6 |
183rd St - 4 | Beverley Rd - Q | Montrose Ave - 1 |
18th Ave - F | Beverley Rd - 2, 5 | Morgan Ave - 1 |
18th Ave - N | Botanic Garden - 2, 3, 4, 5, S | Morris Park - 5 |
18th Ave M, D - 1 | Bowery - J, M | Morrison-Soundview Aves - 6 |
190th St - A | Bowling Green - 4, 5 | Mosholu Pkwy - 4 |
191st St - 1 | Brighton Beach - Q, B | Mt Eden Ave - 4 |
1st Ave-14th St - 1 | Broad Channel - A, S | Myrtle Ave - J, M, Z |
205th St - D | Broad St - J, M, Z | Myrtle-Willoughby Aves - G |
207th St - 1 | Broadway - G | Myrtle-Wyckoff Aves - 1, M |
20th Ave - M, D | Broadway - N, W | Neck Rd - Q |
20th Ave - N | Bronx Park East - 2, 5 | Neptune Ave-Van Sicklen - F |
215th St - 1 | Brook Ave - 6 | Nevins St - 2, 3, 4, 5 |
219th St - 2, 5 | Buhre Ave - 6 | New Lots Ave - 3 |
21st St (Van Alst) - G | Burke Ave - 2, 5 | New Utrecht Ave-62nd St - M, N, D |
21st St-Queensbridge - F | Burnside Ave - 4 | Newkirk Ave - 2, 5 |
225th St - 1 | Bushwick Ave - 1 | Northern Blvd - G, R, V |
225th St - 2, 5 | Uptown Bleecker St-Lafayette St - 6 | Norwood Ave - J, Z |
231st St - 1 | Canal-Church Sts - A, C, E | Nostrand Ave - 3 |
233rd St - 2, 5 | Canal-Varick Sts - 1 | Franklin Ave - 2, 3, 4, 5, S |
238th St - 2, 5 | Carroll St - F, G | Nostrand Ave - A, C |
238th St - 2, 5 | Castle Hill Ave - 6 | Ocean Pkwy - Q |
23rd St-6th Ave - F, V | Cathedral Pkwy - B, C | Park Place - S |
23rd St-7th Ave - 1 | Cathedral Pkwy - 1 | Parkside Ave - Q |
23rd St-Broadway - N, R | Central Ave - M | Parsons Blvd - F |
45 Road-Court Sq - 7 | Chambers St-W Broadway - 1, 2, 3 | Pelham Bay Park - 6 |
LIC-Court Sq - E, V, G | Chambers-Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall - 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z | Pelham Pkwy - 5 |
241st St - 2 | Chambers-St-Park Pl - 2, 3, A, C, E | Pelham Pkwy - 2, 5 |
242nd St - 1 | Chauncey St - J, Z | Pennsylvania Ave - 3 |
25th Ave - D | Christopher St - 1 | President St - 2, 5 |
25th St - M, R | Church Ave - F | Prince St - N, R |
28th St-7th Ave - 1 | Church Ave - 2, 5 | Prospect Ave - M, R |
28th St-Broadway - N, R | Church Ave - Q, B | Prospect Ave - 2, 5 |
28th St-Park Ave S - 6 | City Hall-Broadway - R, W | Prospect Park - Q, B, S |
30th Ave - N, W | Classon Ave - G | Queens Plaza - E, G, R, V |
33rd St-Park Ave - 6 | Cleveland St - J | Queensboro Plaza - 7, N, W |
36th Ave - N, W | Cortelyou Rd - Q | Ralph Ave - C |
36th St - G, R, V | Cortlandt St-Greenwich St - 1 | Rector St-Greenwich St - 1 |
36th St - D, M, N, R | Cortlandt St-Trinity Pl - R, W | Rector St-Trinity Pl - R, W |
39 Ave - N, W | Court St-Borough Hall - 4, 5 | Rockaway Ave - C |
3rd Ave-138th St - 6 | Crescent St - J, Z | Rockaway Ave - 3 |
3rd Ave-149th St - 2, 5 | Cypress Ave - 6 | Rockaway Blvd - A |
40th St - 7 | Cypress Hills - J | Rockaway Park-Beach 116th St - A, S |
45th St - R | DeKalb Ave - B, M, Q, R | Rockaway Pkwy - 1 |
46th St - G, R, V | DeKalb Ave - 1 | Roosevelt Island - F |
46th St - 7 | Ditmars Blvd - N, W | Saratoga Ave - 3 |
47-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center - B, D, F, V | Ditmas Ave - F | Seneca Ave - M |
49th St-7th Ave - N, R, W | Dyckman St - 1 | Sheepshead Bay - Q, B |
50th St - M, D | Dyckman St-200th St - A | Shepherd Ave - C |
50th St-Broadway - 1 | Dyre Ave-233rd St - 5 | Simpson St - 2, 5 |
52nd St - 7 | E 105th St - 1 | Smith-9th Sts - F, G |
53rd St - R | E 143rd St - 6 | St Lawrence Ave - 6 |
55th St - M, D | E 149th St - 6 | Steinway St - G, R, V |
57th St-7th Ave - N, Q, R, W | E 177th St-Parkchester - 6 | Sterling St - 2, 5 |
59th St-Columbus Circle - 1, A, C, B, D | E 180th St - 2, 5 | Stillwell Ave - F, Q, D |
63rd St-Lexington Ave - F | Broadway Junction - A, C, 1, J, Z | Sutphin Blvd - F |
5th Ave-53rd St - E, V | Broadway Junction - A, C, 1, J, Z | Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave - E, J, Z |
5th Ave-60th St - N, R, W | E Tremont Ave - 2, 5 | Sutter Ave - 3 |
63rd Dr - G, R, V | East Broadway - F | Sutter Ave - 1 |
65th St - G, R, V | Eastern Pkwy - 2, 3 | Tremont Ave - B, D |
67th Ave - G, R, V | Elder Ave - 6 | Union St - M, R |
68th St - 6 | Elderts Lane - J, Z | Union Turnpike - E, F |
69th St - 7 | Elmhurst Ave - G, R, V | Utica Ave - 3, 4 |
71-Continental Aves - E, F, V, G, R | Euclid Ave - A, C | Utica Ave - A, C |
71st St - M, D | Far Rockaway-Mott Ave - A | Van Siclen Ave - 3 |
72nd St - B, C | Flatbush Ave - 2, 5 | Van Siclen Ave - C |
72nd St - 1, 2, 3 | Flushing Ave - J, M | Van Siclen Ave - J |
74th St-Roosevelt Ave - 7, E, F, V, G, R | Fordham Rd - 4 | Van Wyck Blvd - E, F |
75th Ave - E, F | Fordham Rd - B, D | Vernon-Jackson Aves - 7 |
77th St - R | Forest Ave - M | W 8th St - F, Q |
79th St - M, D | Forest Pkwy - J | Wall St-Broadway - 4, 5 |
79th St - 1 | Franklin Ave - C, S | Wall St-William St - 2, 3 |
7th Ave - Q, B | Franklin St - 1 | Westchester Square - 6 |
80th St - A | Freeman St - 2, 5 | Whitlock Rd - 6 |
82nd St-Jackson Hts - 7 | Fresh Pond Rd - M | Willets Pt - 7 |
86th St - 1 | Ft Hamilton Pkwy - M, D | Wilson Ave - 1 |
86th St - R | Ft Hamilton Pkwy - N | Winthrop St - 2, 5 |
86th St - B, C | Ft Hamilton Pkwy - F | Woodhaven Blvd - J, Z |
86th St - N | Fulton St - G | Woodhaven Blvd - G, R, V |
88th St - A | Grand Army Plaza - 2, 3 | Woodlawn - 4 |
8th Ave - N | Grand Ave - G, R, V | York St - F |
8th St-Broadway - N, R | Grand St - B, D | Zerega Ave - 6 |