SPXUBZ New York Subway Map Shower Curtain Review (2026)
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You know the subway map. You've stared at it for 12 minutes waiting for the F train.
There's something specific about New Yorkers and subway maps. Most cities have transit maps that are useful reference tools. New York's MTA map is a cultural object — a spaghetti tangle of color-coded lines that you eventually memorize by borough section without even trying. It's also visually dense in a way that rewards close inspection, which makes it unusually appropriate for a shower curtain.
The SPXUBZ New York Subway Map curtain reproduces the full official MTA map at 72×72 inches. You can actually read it. Standing in the shower, you can trace the 7 line from Flushing to Hudson Yards, argue with yourself about whether the G train connects anything useful, or figure out which stop is actually closest to a museum you've been meaning to visit.
Over 1,100 buyers have bought this and left reviews averaging 4.5 stars. For a novelty-meets-functional bathroom accessory, that review volume is a meaningful signal.
What You're Getting
Dimensions: 72" wide × 72" long. Full-size shower curtain; fits standard 60" shower stalls with 6" overlap on each side.
Material: Waterproof polyester fabric. Unlike Ambesonne's cloth fabric, this is built to get wet without a liner — the polyester is treated for direct water contact. You can use it as a standalone curtain without a separate liner.
Print: Full NYC subway map — all lines, all stations, borough labels, color coding. The detail is legible at shower distance; fine text won't be readable from across the room, but standing at the curtain you can make out station names and line designations.
Hooks included: 12 hooks are in the box. This is the one product in this roundup that ships with hardware.
Care: Machine washable, cold water, tumble dry low.
What Reviewers Say
With 1,198 reviews at 4.5 stars, the feedback pattern is clear and consistent: people love the concept, and the execution delivers well enough to back it up. The most common positive themes are print accuracy (the map matches the actual MTA layout) and the fact that you can genuinely read it.
The waterproof polyester construction gets called out as a practical advantage — buyers report using it without a liner and finding it works correctly. No water-behind-the-curtain complaints in the top reviews.
The novelty factor shows up in the feedback differently than you'd expect: people mention gifting it to transplants, new New Yorkers, or people who moved away. It functions both as decoration and as a standing inside joke about the MTA, which is a particular kind of appeal that 1,198 buyers apparently share.
Critical feedback centers on the print size — the map is correctly proportioned for the 72×72 format, which means some of the text labels are small. Buyers expecting billboard-sized text are disappointed; buyers who understood they were getting a reproduction of a detailed map are satisfied.
One Thing to Know
The MTA subway map changes over time — new stations open, service patterns shift, and the official map gets updated. This curtain reproduces a specific version of the map, not a live feed. If you're buying this for someone who needs accurate current MTA information in their shower, check whether the map version on the curtain reflects the current system. If you're buying it because a subway map looks great in a bathroom and you want the novelty of it, this is irrelevant — the map is recognizably the NYC subway regardless of version.
Also: the 72×72 size means this curtain is square. Standard bathtub-length shower stalls work fine with this. For extra-wide shower stalls or curtain rods wider than 72", you'd need a different product.