19 - New York con bambini: NYC Transit Museum

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I bambini di tutte le età e dai quattro angoli del mondo lo adorano. Anche i loro genitori lo adorano. Sia che tu adori il sistema di trasporto della città di New York o che lo disprezzi, devi essere quasi d'accordo sul fatto che il New York Transit Museum sia uno dei posti più interessanti in circolazione per dare un'occhiata completa alla vasta storia del sistema.

Situato nella stazione della metropolitana di Court Street, in disuso nel centro di Brooklyn, il museo ospita una serie di collezioni storiche.

Il New York City Transit Museum racconta la straordinaria storia della metropolitana di New York, a cominciare da come i tunnel furono scavati sottoterra dal 1904 al 1927 per l'apertura del sistema.

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Despite competition from the growing #NYCsubway, elevated train lines retained their importance for quite some time. By the 1950s, all elevated Manhattan elevated lines were dismantled, but those not dismantled in the outer boroughs were absorbed and repurposed as part of the subway system. In 1923, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company expanded to Manhattan and became the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation. #NowOnView in our #NavigatingNY exhibit, this 1923 #NYTMCollection map shows routes of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation following its expansion. To see more historic transit maps, stop by the #NYTransitMuseum in #Brooklyn: nytransitmuseum.org/exhibits

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Hey, #NYCKids! We've got another #SubwayShindig coming up. Reserve your tickets early and mark your calendars for some good ol' #family time at the Transit Museum! Read some of our favorite transportation storybooks with us and craft your very own puppet! nytransitmuseum.org/shindig

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Featured in our #UndergroundHeroes exhibit, this comic by artist #RozChast points out one of the very best features of bus travel in #NYC: the opportunity to explore and learn about the entire city. See more in Underground Heroes: NY Transit in Comics: nytransitmuseum.org/exhibits.

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Holiday Nostalgia Rides are back on Sunday, November 25th! Since the centennial celebration of the New York City subway, the #NYTransitMuseum has offered rides on our vintage fleet of 1930s R1-9 cars during the holiday season. This year, we continue the tradition with vintage cars placed in service every Sunday between November 25th and December 31st. Departing from 2nd Avenue on the F line the cars will travel to 125th Street on the A/C/D line, making express stops along the way. Learn more at nytransitmuseum.org/holidaynostalgiarides. #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCsubway #MTA #NYCTransit #Vintage #VintageTrain #HolidayTrain #NostalgiaRide #TrainRide #NYTMCollection #HistoricalPreservation #1930s #NYCevent #NYCevents #NYCthingstodo #ThingstoDo #FamilyFriendly

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C'è anche una filiale al Grand Central Terminal e un negozio. È piccolo ma vale la pena fermarsi per cambiare mostre ed espositori di modelli di treni.