May 24, 2012
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History of the New York Transit System
New York Transit Museum
Boerum Place at Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 694-1600
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Seniors free on Wednesday
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Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pmSat, Sun: 11 am – 5 pm
Demonstrating the vital role mass transit played in the city's development are 19 vintage cars dating from 1904 through 1967, a working signal tower, bas-reliefs used in architectural adornment of subway stations, various turnstiles used over the past 90 years and a history of surface transit (bus, taxi and horse-drawn carriages) used over the years.
Permanent exhibits are titled Steel, Stone & Backbone: Building New York's Subways 1900-1925; Fare Collection; On the Streets: New York's Trolleys and Buses; and Moving the Millions: New York City's Subways from its Origins to the Present.
- Directions: Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
About this Organization
New York Transit MuseumThis museum, home of 100-plus years of NYC transit lore and memorabilia, occupies the platforms and mezzanine of a decommissioned 1930s subway station.
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New York’s Golden Age of Bridges: Paintings by Antonio Masi
Sat, May 12, 2012 – Sun, Sept 30, 2012 Many artists over the years have painted the bridges of New York City, but few have been as singularly committed to painting all nine of the city’s major long-span bridges as Antonio Masi.
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Ongoing Housed in a decommissioned subway station with 21 vintage subway cars, including the last money train, the exhibition Show Me the Money spotlights how our fares used to travel from the turnstile to a secret location. After a tour of the exhibit and stepping into the two-car money train, students play a board game, working in pairs to solve math challenges.