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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. I'm surprised at all of these responses - NP here. How far are you from FH metro? If anything pick him up There, although that is highly unnecessary to me. Though I am also a new yorker who began riding the bus and train by myself at 10 or 11 and by 13 I was going an hour each way on two different trains.

The trains are NOT deserted after rush hour (these posters just probably don't ride enough to know). You can tell him to avoid the first and last car, which are less full. Teach him exactly how to go and hell be fine.

I cannot believe how over-sheltered children are now. How on earth do you expect them to become self-sufficient? [/quote]

Actually, I am one of the posters who wouldn't do it after rush hour - turns out, I am from Brooklyn and stand by what I said.  No, the trains aren't deserted, but they certainly aren't that crowded heading IN to the city.  OUT is something else.   I know lots of kids that age who ride the metro to and from school.  They don't ride home from activities at 7 on their own. They get self-sufficient slowly over time and for my money, 13 is too young to transfer trains at 7:30 at night.[/quote]

I transferred trains at night after basketball practice to the J train at that age (yes, that's in Brooklyn). I think a 13 year old boy could do it but it all depends on how street savy that 13 year is. As someone else mentioned, no iPhone or IPod out and I would avoid Gallery Place.  Transferring train involves getting out and walking up stairs to another platform. It really is not that complicated.  OP, I would take the trip with him a couple of times to see how he does.[/quote]

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