• Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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  • Transit Walk: Long Island City

    Our expert Museum Educators lead a series of Transit Walks through the boroughs, examining transportation one neighborhood at a time. This spring, head out to Long Island City to explore the intersection of three types of transportation — ferry, subway and railroad — and their historical impact on immigration patterns in this area. The tour will include highlights of local architecture, public art, and the East River Ferry developments at Hunter’s Point.

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  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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    SOLD OUT
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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  • Transit Walk: Staten Island

    Our expert Museum Educators lead a series of Transit Walks through all five boroughs, examining transportation one neighborhood at a time. Join Senior Museum Educator Katherine Reeves on Staten Island to explore the neighborhood of St. George. Learn about the past and present of transportation in the area, examine the architecture of residential areas developed for commuters into Manhattan, and consider the changes that are in store as the area continues to grow and change.

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    $25 – $30
  • From Cornfields to Co-Ops: A Century of Subway Service to Northern Queens

    Celebrate the centennials of the Astoria (N) and Flushing (7) subway lines with author, transit historian, and retired Long Island Rail Road manager Andrew J. Sparberg. Travel along the original segment of the 7 line and then do an “up and back” on the Astoria line from Queensboro Plaza. Along the way, learn about one of the first “subway suburbs” in Queens, discover a breathtaking view of the Manhattan skyline, imagine elevated trains coming over the Queensboro Bridge, and examine the architectural details of some of the first subway stations built in northern Queens under the Dual Contracts.

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    $35 – $40
  • From Fulton Ferry: Downtown Brooklyn Walking Tour

    Today, more than 3 centuries after the first ferries crossed the river from Brooklyn to Manhattan at its narrowest point, ferry service has returned to the spot where it began in Brooklyn. Join historian Francis Morrone to explore the neighborhood around Robert Fulton’s former ferry landing, and to understand the ways the ferries created opportunities for housing, manufacturing, commerce, and transportation throughout the borough.

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    $35 – $40
  • Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    With exclusive access through the Transit Museum, explore this decommissioned subway station and its elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves. Begin above ground and learn the fascinating history of the Beach Pneumatic Tube and the development of City Hall, then head downstairs and feel transported back to 1904, a time when the Subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

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  • Linden Yard Tour

    Head behind the scenes to Brooklyn’s Linden Yard, the only shop in the transit system dedicated to rehabilitating and replacing subway track and switch gear. Opened in 1977, Linden Yard is one of the few facilities without a third rail and with a rare connection from the subway to the mainline United States rail network.

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  • Linden Yard Tour

    Head behind the scenes to Brooklyn’s Linden Yard, the only shop in the transit system dedicated to rehabilitating and replacing subway track and switch gear. Opened in 1977, Linden Yard is one of the few facilities without a third rail and with a rare connection from the subway to the mainline United States rail network.

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    $50