They are available all over the city and in some subway terminals for free.
Best bet is to find a book store (there are Barnes & Nobles all over the city) where you can buy different versions of subway maps for under $10. Maps are also imprinted on umbrellas and other items at the MTA store in Grand Central and at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Tourists shops often carry items like this as well.
Another free option is to print it yourself from the MTA web site (there's a PDF of the map there).
If you are looking for them as art, try a poster site like Allposters.Com.
By making a fantasy NYC subway map!
Any subway station token booth.
Informations about where to obtain a copy of the NYC subway map can be found on the official websites of New York City, New York transportation or New York Subway. It is possible, to find informations about this on every subway station.
There are several sites online that provide a map that one can use. Example of this is the official MTA map that shows all the subway routes in New York City.
Free copies of the New York subway map can be found at New York Tourist Information Offices or some station offices. Alternatively, there is a map on the wall of each station and on the inside of many of the trains.
There are a number of places where someone can find physical maps of New York City. Your local travel agency is a good bet. Alternatively, these maps can also be purchased at Walmart, Target, or Staples.
How is it NOT a map? It's a bird's-eye-view, scaled-down-to-size drawing of a city (in other words, a map) with the subway lines and routes laid out on it, instead of, or in addition to, the street names.
California, Utah, Mississippi, Kansas, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Michigan.
No, I think the 5 million passengers who travel on the New York City subway system every day simply guess which trains to take.
A Map of the Floating City was created in 2011.
There is a trustworthy website I can offer it is entitled: http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm This is a trustworthy site because it is the official New York subway map website. This map is clear, detailed and color coordinated which is useful.
I haven't heard of a subway map.