A Century of The New Yorker’s Transportation Cartoons

A Century of The New Yorker’s Transportation Cartoons
Thursday, September 11th, 2025

6:00 PM ET / Doors open 5:45 PM ET

On-Site Program

$15 / Members $10

For 100 years, The New Yorker magazine has chronicled the quirks, chaos, and charm of city life. Naturally, New York’s transit system has been a frequent subject, immortalized in dozens of cartoons and cover art. The New York Transit Museum has curated a selection of these iconic works in Commentary on the Commute: A Century of The New Yorker’s Transportation Cartoons, a new exhibit at our Grand Central Gallery & Store.

Join Curator Jodi Shapiro and featured artists Roz Chast and Ellis Rosen for a look back at a century of transit commentary as seen through the unmistakable style of The New Yorker cartoons.

Tickets for this event are $10 for museum members and $15 for the general public.

For members the discount is applied at checkout.

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Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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Image courtesy of The New Yorker Magazine. June 30, 2008 by Roz Chast