New York Transit Museum

corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street Phone: ☎ +1 718 694-1600

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New York Transit Museum, corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street (entrance is on the northwest corner through a stairwell going down into the former subway station; Subway: 2/3/4/5 trains to Borough Hall, M/R trains to Court Street-Borough Hall, A/C/G trains to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets, or A/C/F trains to Jay Street-Borough Hall), ☎ +1 718 694-1600, [6]. Tu–F 10AM-4PM, Sa-Su Noon-5PM, closed Mondays and major holidays. A self supporting arm of the MTA, it is housed in the Subway's former Court Street Station, on a spur line from the current A and C lines. Closed to passengers in 1946, it was reopened in 1976 as the New York Transit Exhibit and was popular enough to be made permanent. The museum is made up of two underground levels: the Mezzanine, which hosts exhibits on the construction of the subway, surface transportation in New York, fare collection and rotating exhibits on various transit-related subjects; and the station platform, which houses about 20 retired subway cars dating as far back as 1903 and a working signal tower. The museum sponsors events throughout the year, including simple art projects, walking tours on the subway, and rides on the museums' fleet of retired trains. There is also an annex of the museum in Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan. $5 adults, $3 children (3–17) and seniors (62+). Seniors free on Wednesdays.