New York Transit Museum
Downtown
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Venue location
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Address:
New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl
Downtown
Brooklyn
11201
- Cross Street:
at Schermerhorn St
- Phone:
718-694-1600
- Website:
- Opening hours:
Tue–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat, Sun 11am–5pm
- Transport:
Subway: A, C, F, R to Jay St–MetroTech; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
- Price:
$7, seniors and children 2–17 $5; Wednesdays seniors free
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Map
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New York Transit Museum
- Boerum Pl
Downtown
Brooklyn
11201 - 718-694-1600
- mta.info/mta/museum
- 40.689755,-73.990235
- Boerum Pl
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New York Transit Museum
- Categories:
Museums & Attractions. Transportation. Things to Do
- Good for:
Feed your brain. History buffs. Off the beaten path. Quirky. Take a tourist. Take your parents. Unique. Unique New York
What's on at New York Transit Museum
Inside-Outside
Participants listen to a reading of The Inside-Outside Book of New York City, then make picture books inspired by one of the city's most essential elements: subway travel. Ages 5 and up.
- Until Sun May 19
- New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, (at Schermerhorn St), Brooklyn, 11201
- Free with musuem admission
"ElectriCity: Powering New York’s Rails"
Categories, Transportation
- $
- Critics' pick
Commuters who take the subway for granted got a taste of the system’s complexities during Hurricane Irene, when the MTA revealed that it would take eight hours to power down the system, and another substantial chunk of time to get the trains back up and...
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Tue May 21
– Tue Dec 31 - New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, (at Schermerhorn St), Brooklyn, 11201
- $7, seniors and children 2–17 $5
"On the Streets: New York's Trolleys and Buses"
Categories, Transportation
- $
In the simulated traffic intersection complete with traffic lights and coordinated walk–don't walk signs, parking meters and fire hydrants, little straphangers can learn about the history of the city's rails while climbing aboard a 12-seat bus, a refurbished...
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Tue May 21
– Tue Dec 31 - New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, (at Schermerhorn St), Brooklyn, 11201
- $7, seniors and children ages 2–17 $5
"Meet Miss Subways"
Categories, Museums & Attractions
- $
- Critics' pick
From 1941 to 1976, the MTA hosted its own beauty competition: Miss Subways plastered images of the winner on trains and buses (often placed near ads as a way to draw more attention to them). Decades later, photographer Fiona Gardner and journalist Amy...
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Tue May 21
– Fri May 31 - New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, (at Schermerhorn St), Brooklyn, 11201
- $7, seniors and children 2–17 $5; Wednes...
Electricity Live!
Museums & Attractions, Science
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This new workshop from the museum uses creative demonstrations to teach young science enthusiasts about electricity and how it powers New York's subway system. All ages.
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Sat May 25
– Sun May 26 - New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, (at Schermerhorn St), Brooklyn, 11201
- Free with museum admission
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