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[Rescheduled] Superstorm Sandy: Resilience and Recovery MTA worker removes debris in Montague tunnel
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  • [Rescheduled] Superstorm Sandy: Resilience and Recovery

    Saturday, Nov 5, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Join us to explore the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the city’s transportation system.

    Elizabeth Jennings Graham and the Fight to Desegregate Public Transportation in NYC A New York City street busy with horsecars and pedestrians around 1850.
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  • Elizabeth Jennings Graham and the Fight to Desegregate Public Transportation in NYC

    Thursday, Nov 10, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Learn about Elizabeth Jennings Graham and her fight for equal rights on public transportation in New York City.

    Vignelli vs. Vigilantes/Art vs. Design Details of 1972 subway map with bright colors and station name.
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  • Vignelli vs. Vigilantes/Art vs. Design

    Monday, Nov 14, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    In partnership with the NYT Museum, Poster House hosts a discussion about design in NYC transit and artists’ public interventions.

    West Side Subway Story A black and white photograph in an underground subway station that looks down the subway tracks and platform. Two men stand on the far right looking at the camera.
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  • West Side Subway Story

    Friday, Nov 18, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Learn about a major infrastructure and route renewal project on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1950s.

    Placemaking and Displacement Through the Lens of Public Transit: Little Syria Construction of Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
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  • Placemaking and Displacement Through the Lens of Public Transit: Little Syria

    Thursday, Dec 8, 2022
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Learn about the positive and negative impact that transportation infrastructure can have on New York's diverse communities.

    Alternate Geography – Exploring Subway Infrastructure A digital rendering of the 190th street station stop.
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  • Alternate Geography – Exploring Subway Infrastructure

    Thursday, Dec 15, 2022
    2pm
    - 3pm ET

    Unearth the relationships between communities and the built environment through historical analysis, design, and geography.

    A History of Social Action in Transit A woman holds a sign protesting the closing of the El.
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  • A History of Social Action in Transit

    Thursday, Jan 12, 2023
    6:30pm
    - 7:30pm ET

    Explore the history of social movements and political activism connected to NYC Transit.

    Coloring the Subway Map Handdrawn and colored New York City Subway Map.
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  • Coloring the Subway Map

    Saturday, Feb 11, 2023
    12pm
    - 1pm ET

    SOLD OUT! Peter Lloyd will chart the coloring of New York City subway lines since 1904.

    Virtual Transit Museum Drink and Draw Drawn on the Way, subway sketching
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  • Virtual Transit Museum Drink and Draw

    Thursday, Feb 16, 2023
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Grab a pen, some paper, and a beverage and be inspired to sketch what you see.

    Placemaking and Displacement Through the Lens of Public Transit: Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Young men and women stand on the subway platform at 96th street.
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  • Placemaking and Displacement Through the Lens of Public Transit: Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant

    Thursday, Feb 23, 2023
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Learn about the positive and negative impact that transit can have on New York's diverse communities.

    Women Artists in the Subway Mosaic mural featuring colorful and intricate leaves and vines
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  • Women Artists in the Subway

    Thursday, Mar 30, 2023
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Celebrate Women's History month with a virtual tour of the MTA's public art projects featuring work by women.

    Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway Photo of Astor place sign and beaver mosaics
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  • Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway

    Saturday, Apr 1, 2023
    11am
    - 12:30pm ET

    SOLD OUT! There's so much New York transit history hiding in plain sight!

    MTA Bridges and Tunnels 90th Anniversary A floor truss is lifted into place on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
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  • MTA Bridges and Tunnels 90th Anniversary

    Thursday, Apr 6, 2023
    6pm
    - 7pm ET

    Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of MTA Bridges and Tunnels with a behind the scenes tour of their Special Archive.

    Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway Photo of Astor place sign and beaver mosaics
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  • Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway

    Saturday, May 6, 2023
    11am
    - 12:30pm ET

    SOLD OUT! There's so much New York transit history hiding in plain sight!

    Transit Walk – Deep Dive: Hills and Valleys of the 1 Train Color photograph of a 1 train on the tracks with construction workers.
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  • Transit Walk – Deep Dive: Hills and Valleys of the 1 Train

    Sunday, May 7, 2023
    2pm
    - 3:30pm ET

    SOLD OUT! Transit historian Andy Sparberg provides an in-depth walking tour of the 1 train route.

    Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway Photo of Astor place sign and beaver mosaics
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  • Underground NYC Tour: Secrets of the Subway

    Wednesday, May 10, 2023
    2pm
    - 3:30pm ET

    SOLD OUT! There's so much New York transit history hiding in plain sight!

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