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The MetroCard is becoming a museum piece in 'FAREwell' exhibit
The Transit Museum in Brooklyn honors the the soon-to-be-bygone subway payment method.
By
Hannah Frishberg
Arts & Entertainment
Bringing the cosmos underground: celebrating public art created by women for the NYC subway
A virtual tour highlights a selection of subway art by women, from Yoko Ono’s sky paintings at 72nd Street to Faith Ringgold’s ode to Harlem at 125th Street.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
The Transit Museum's Nostalgia Trains will ride again after a two-year hiatus
Ride the rails this summer in the same machinery that New Yorkers used in the early 20th century.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Explore the rich transit history of the Bronx at a new Grand Central exhibit
"When subways are built into neighborhoods that are sparsely populated to begin with, people start moving there, because rapid transit makes it easier for you to live and work in two separate places."
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
It's a historic townhouse, but 58 Joralemon is also a secret subway exit and shaft house owned by the MTA
This Greek Revival Townhouse was built in 1847 as a private one-family residence, but now it could save your life if there's ever trouble in the subway tunnel below.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
See Incredible Photos Of The NYC Subway Getting Built In The Early 20th Century
The exhibit highlights the work made by two of the earliest photographers hired to document the construction of the subway on behalf of the agencies who built New York’s subway system.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: 'Subway Swing' Party Transports New Yorkers Back To The Jazz Era
It was all about giggle water, rag-a-muffins and getting zozzled.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Photos, Video: Showtime Dancers, Giant Nightmare Backpack Star In Subway Fashion Show
The Maschino fashion show was held on an old subway car in the Transit Museum.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: See The Evolution Of Subway Signs At Transit Museum Exhibit
What came before 'Subway Standard' Helvetica, the On-The-Go kiosks and countdown clocks?
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
The Transit Museum's 'Nostalgia Train' Is Rolling Into Grand Central Once Again
The 1917-era train car is headed up to Yankee Stadium for the home opener.
By
Paula Mejía
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