Friends of the New York Transit Museum
Gala 2025
Wednesday, October 15
6 – 10pm
Tribeca Rooftop
New York City
Recognizing
2025 Transportation Champion
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor, State of New York
for dedication to public transportation for all New Yorkers
presented by
Janno Lieber
Chair and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
and
Excellence in Access Education
Susan Ehlerman
Director
The Middleground
Lauren Hough Williams
Executive Director
Program for Inclusion and Neurodiversity Education, NYU
presented by
Virginia Borkoski
Managing Director, Global Transit, Hatch
Board Member, Friends of the New York Transit Museum
for ongoing collaboration and advocacy with the neurodivergent community, including the Museum’s award-winning Subway Sleuths program
The 2025 Gala was a tremendous success, raising $885,000 to support the Museum’s mission and programs, including education programs that will serve 25,000 New York City students this year.
View photos from the 2025 Gala here
View the 2025 Gala Journal here
For further information, please contact Allison Grandy at [email protected] or 718-694-3451.
The annual Gala is the Museum’s most important fundraiser of the year. Friends of the New York Transit Museum, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, was established in 1995 to promote and raise funds for the Museum’s exhibitions, programs, and collections.
Each year, the Gala brings together supporters from across New York—including transit enthusiasts, civic leaders, and longtime champions of the Museum—for a festive evening celebrating the power of public transportation. This gathering plays a vital role in keeping our city’s transit stories moving forward.
Supporting Sponsor
Benefactors
Patrons
AECOM
Arup
AtkinsRealis USA Inc.
C.A.C. Industries Inc.
Cubic Transportation Systems
di Domenico + Partners
E-J Electric Installation Co.
General Contractors Association of New York, Inc.
GFT
Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC
Hatch
HDR
Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc.
HNTB Corporation
Interactive Elements, Inc.
Iovino Enterprises
Jacobs
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Knorr-Bremse Rail
McKissack and WSP
Michael Baker International
MKJ Communications Inc.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Parsons Transportation Group
Power Resources International, Inc.
Prysmian
Ramirez & Co., Inc.
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
Skanska USA Civil
STV Incorporated
Wabtec Corporation
VIPS & FRIENDS
Amaracon Testing & Inspections
Chris Bastian
BAE Systems
Bechtel Infrastructure
Boldyn Networks
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Burns Engineering
CAF USA, Inc.
Cara Engineering
Cisco Systems
Citnalta Construction Corp.
Cozen O’Connor
Carla and Hunter Craft
Eli Crumrine
Dattner Architects
Beverly Dolinsky
Domingo Gonzalez Associates
Enovate
Gall Zeidler Consultants LLC
Paul Grether
H&H
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
“Derek” Xingzhou He
Hirani Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.
HubSpire Corp
Hudson River Trading
Hyundai Rotem USA
Infinite Consulting Corp.
Initech Industrial LLC
John Civetta & Sons, Inc.
Kasirer
Keville Enterprises, Inc.
Kiewit & Mass. Electric Construction Co.
Laborers Local 731
LB Transportation Consulting, Inc.
LHP Architects PLLC
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management – The Sullivan O’Neil Group
Mott McDonald
New Flyer & MCI
Perkins&Will
Peter Peyser, Peyser Associates LLC
PKF O’Connor Davies
Prevost
ProjectSpan, Inc.
SAM-NY Geospatial
Jack and Maggie Serrino
SI Engineering, P.C.
Stantec
Urban Engineers of New York, D.P.C.
Steve Vaccaro
TYLIN
Vasquez Integrators
Verde Electric Corp.
VHB
Gerry Weinstein
Wells Fargo Securities
List as of October 15, 2025