The New York Transit Museum is a unique museum devoted to the impact of public transportation on the growth and development of the New York metropolitan region.

Explore the past, present, and future of public transit—in person and online. From vintage subway cars to timely art exhibitions, the New York Transit Museum offers experiences for every kind of transit …

The Transit Museum hosts free events throughout the year, bringing transit history across the city. Our vintage fleets travel beyond the Museum’s walls, giving New Yorkers the chance to experience …

Visitors can board our historic train cars, sit behind the wheel of a city bus, walk through a century of turnstile design, and explore changing exhibitions that illuminate the cultural, social, and …

The New York Transit Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making accessible materials relating to the region's land based public transportation systems, past and present.

The Museum is located in a decommissioned subway station. When you arrive, look for a subway station entrance on the Northwest corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street—that’s us!

A one-of-a-kind experience, the New York Transit Museum is housed in a decommissioned subway station at 99 Schermerhorn St in Brooklyn, and is accessible via more than 20 subway and bus lines.

Explore the history, technology, and future of the city’s transit system with our expert staff of skilled educators.

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Along the way discover transit trivia and hear some behind the scenes stories about the history of New York’s Transit System and our Court Street station. The tours last approximately 60 minutes and …