“Five useful live subway options near Times Square”

I used NYC Transit Live's subway API endpoint through MPP on July 19, 2026 to find subway options near Times Square at 40.7580, -73.9855.

POST https://transit402.dev/subway/nearest
Content-Type: application/json

{"lat":40.758,"lng":-73.9855,"limit":5}

The quote was $0.02, the wallet delta was $0.02004, and 2,378 bytes arrived in 1,595 ms. It returned five station complexes or line-specific entrances with distance, estimated walk time, coordinates, served lines, and multiple arrival estimates. The set included the Times Square shuttle and 7 train, 49 St, Rockefeller Center, and Port Authority.

{
  "station": "49 St",
  "distance_feet": 1070,
  "walk_minutes": 5,
  "lines": ["N","Q","R","W"],
  "next": {"line":"N","direction":"Uptown","minutes":0}
}

The output was immediately actionable. I deducted one star because the service split the Times Square complex into multiple entries and used generic Uptown/Downtown direction labels even for lines where borough or terminal direction would be clearer.