New York Transit Museum

Transit museum in New York City

Not to be confused with the New York Museum of Transportation near Rochester.

New York Transit Museum

Side view of the street entrance on the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street

More information

Location| Former Court Street station, 99 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States
Coordinates| 40°41′25″N 73°59′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.6904°N 73.9900°W﻿ / 40.6904; -73.9900
Type| Railway and mass transit museum
Accreditation| ASTC
Public transit access| Bus: B25, B26, B38, B41, B45, B52, B57, B61, B62, B63, B65, B103
Subway:
Court Street–Borough Hall
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Jay Street–MetroTech
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Website| www.nytransitmuseum.org

The New York Transit Museum (also called the NYC Transit Museum) is a museum that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region. The main museum is located in the decommissioned Court Street subway station in Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. There is a smaller satellite Museum Annex in Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The museum is a self-supporting division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

##  Historic use as station

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New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

Court Street

Former New York City Subway station

Station platform with museum exhibits

Station statistics
Address| Schermerhorn Street & Boerum Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough| Brooklyn
Locale| Downtown Brooklyn
Coordinates| 40°41′25″N 73°59′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.6904°N 73.99°W﻿ / 40.6904; -73.99
Division| [1]
Line| IND Fulton Street Line
Services| None (currently occupied by museum)
Structure| Underground
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Other information
Opened| April 9, 1936; 89 years ago (April 9, 1936)
Closed| June 1, 1946; 79 years ago (June 1, 1946) (as a subway station)
Accessible|  ADA-accessible (station was not wheelchair accessible when it was in service)
Station succession
Next north| (Terminal)
Next south| Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
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The museum is located in an actual subway station, which was originally called Court Street.[2]: 1 The Court Street station was built as a terminus for local trains of the IND Fulton Street Line and opened on April 9, 1936,[3][4] along with a long section of the Fulton Street Line and the Rutgers Street Tunnel.[5] The station has one center island platform with two tracks. The tracks end at bumper blocks just beyond the west end of the platform. The station walls feature a tile band set in a course two tiles high (as is the case with most IND local stations), colored aquamarine with a cerulean blue border.[6] It is still a functioning subway station; trains are moved into and out of the exhibits using the tunnel between the station platforms and the outer tracks at Hoyt–Schermerhorn Street station (see below).[7]

### Service pattern and closure

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The station exemplified the IND service theory and the design of most of the Manhattan trunk lines, which specified that local trains should operate within individual boroughs where possible, and provide transfers to express trains which would be through-routed between the boroughs.[8] Court Street was to be the northern terminal of the HH Fulton Street Local, which would run south (geographically east) to Euclid Avenue. Additionally, one of the alternative plans for the Second Avenue Subway would have included a southern extension to Brooklyn, tying into the stub at Court Street to accommodate through service to/from Manhattan.[9][10][11]

The HH through service was never inaugurated; the only trains to serve the station were part of the Court Street Shuttle, taking passengers from Court Street to the transfer station at Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets.[5] Due to the proximity of other stations in the Downtown Brooklyn area, as well as the need to transfer to reach it, Court Street never saw much traffic[12] and was abandoned on June 1, 1946.[13][14] This saved about $19,903 a year; at the time of its closure, the shuttle earned $6,700 a year.[12] Following the station's closure, most of the entrances to the street were sealed.[7]

### Abandonment

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While the station was closed to the public, non-revenue trains would occasionally run to and from the station, with the purpose of "keeping the rails polished".[15] On March 15, 1960, the New York City Transit Authority tested a new cleaning process on the walls of the Court Street station, which had been stained after years without use.[16] There were also plans to convert the abandoned station into a bowling alley in 1961, but these were not carried out.[17] Meanwhile, the sealed but still-present station entrances became dumping grounds for garbage.[18]

The station was also used as a set for movies.[7][19] Three years after its closing in 1949, the station was used for the filming of the film Guilty Bystander.[20] On November 26, 1956, the station was used to film a scene of The FBI Story, posing as the Bowling Green station.[21] By the 1960s, the station was being used for numerous films every year; for instance, the station was a filming location for nine films in 1964, thirteen in 1965, and twenty-two in 1966.[7] The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) was among the films that used the station as a filming location.[22] After the museum opened, the station continued to be used as a set for movies.[23] The museum remains open to requests to use the station for filming,[24] as well as to host private events during hours the facility is not normally open.

* Looking down the platform

* Bumper block at end of Track A2

* View down Track A2, on a rare occasion when displayed railcars are being rearranged

### Station layout

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The station was a two-track, one-island platformed station while in service. The Transit Museum's main entrance is located at the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street in downtown Brooklyn. An ADA-accessible chair lift and elevator were added after the station was converted into a museum. The wheelchair lift is located at Court and Schermerhorn Streets,[25] but unlike the elevators in operational New York City Subway stations, must be accessed by requesting it in advance or using a call button.[26]

## Exhibits and programs

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On July 4, 1976, the New York City Transit Exhibit was opened in the decommissioned underground station as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration, charging a fee of one subway token for admittance. Old subway cars which had been preserved, as well as models and other exhibits were displayed.[23][27][28] Plans were to keep the museum open until September 7 of that year,[23] but it proved to be so popular that it remained open and eventually became a permanent museum. On weekends during its initial opening, museum nostalgia trains would run between 57th Street − Sixth Avenue and Rockaway Park, making an intermittent hour-long stop at the exhibit.[23][27]

In the mid-1990s the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) assumed control of the Transit Museum from the New York City Transit Authority. At that time, the scope of the museum was expanded to include other aspects of transportation services within the MTA region, including commuter rail (Metro-North, Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road) and roads, tunnels, and bridges (MTA Bridges and Tunnels). Since then, rotating exhibits on the mezzanine level frequently highlight commuter railroad and bridge/tunnel operations, as well as their history.

The museum includes subway, bus, railway, bridge, and tunnel memorabilia; and other exhibits including vintage signage and in-vehicle advertisements; and models and dioramas of subway, bus, and other equipment. A program of lectures, seminars, films, and tours for all ages is offered at the museum. In addition, offsite programs consist of guided tours of MTA facilities, subway stations, artwork and architecture, and New York neighborhoods, as well as opportunities to ride vintage railway and bus equipment.

The museum's mezzanine (upper) level contains the majority of the exhibits, restrooms, water fountains, and a gift shop.. Artifacts from historic subway and bus operations, as well as NYC transportation infrastructure, are on display. The exhibits on the upper level are changed from time to time. In addition, there is a small presentation screening room which usually displays posters and videos for public education about courtesy and safety, including examples from other transit systems around the world.

In addition to its own exhibit spaces, the museum occasionally collaborates with other local organizations, such as the Coney Island Museum, to jointly present historical or contemporary shows, such as Five Cents To Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island.[29]

### Railway artifacts

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Special "Train of Many Colors" excursions are organized by the New York Transit Museum

On the platform (lower) level, two fully powered and operational subway tracks contain many historic examples of New York City subway and elevated railway equipment on permanent display. Preserved railcars, most of which can still be operated, date as far back as the predecessor companies that came before the New York City Transit Authority, such as the BMT and IRT private companies, and the city owned and operated IND. The platform bordering one of the two tracks is equipped with hinged bright yellow gap filler boards, to allow the narrower IRT railcars to be safely boarded from a platform which was built for the wider cars running on newer lines.

A few specialized railwork vehicles formerly used for maintenance are also usually on view. In addition to the operational rolling stock, there is a large wheel truck and motor (bogie) on display on the platform itself, along with a series of informational panels showing the development of New York City's rail transit systems.

In addition, a fully functional underground "signal tower" control room is on view, a facility that was used to monitor the IND Fulton Street Line and IND Crosstown Line when the subway station was in active revenue service.[23] The track diagram indicator lights and control levers are fully operational, and are still needed when the subway cars on display are replaced or moved; however, since the controls are live, the control panel is secured and locked, but visitors can still view it through a window and read explanatory signs.

Other artifacts in the museum include a poster for the 1926 lost film, Subway Sadie, as well as an original brass light fixture from the station's operating days.[2]: 2 It also features an original mosaic plaque from the 137th Street station, dating back to the subway's 1904 opening.[2]: 1

### Bus fleet and artifacts

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The annual Bus Festival is an occasion to exhibit working historic buses, such as this double-decker The 26th Annual Bus Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Besides subway cars, the museum has a sizable vintage bus fleet of retired buses. Because there is no area available for their permanent exhibition in the underground museum, they are stored in various bus depots around the city. They are brought out for special events, such as the museum's annual "Bus Festival," which is held annually in conjunction with the Atlantic Antic street fair. The Bus Festival began as an annual tradition in 1994. During the Bus Festival, the museum opens its doors for free.

The bus fleet includes:

* #3100 (built 1956) was the first air-conditioned bus in use in any American transportation system. An experimental bus of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company, it had rear exit doors that passengers pushed to open; seats wrapping around the back of the bus; soft seats; and fluorescent lights. It last saw passenger service in the mid-1970s, having been used later for the New York City Transit Police.[30]
* #236 (built 1980) was the first of the advanced design - high-tech bus for its age, having wheelchair-accessible lifts and electronic marquees. The fleet had many mechanical/structural problems and was pulled from service after four years.[30]
* #2969 (originally #4789; built 1948) was custom-made for the city's transit system and was one of the first 40-foot (12 m) buses. Its front door was twice as wide as other buses' front doors at the time. It was renumbered after the bus that Jackie Gleason's character in The Honeymooners, Ralph Kramden, was pictured in.[30]
* #3865 (built 1993) was operated by Queens Surface Corporation during its first years of service, but in May 2000, the bus became under the operation of Jamaica Buses. Twelve of the former Queens Surface buses (including #3865) replaced some 1980s-era buses that Jamaica Buses operated.[30]
* #100 (built 1959) was a "New Look" bus built by GMC. In total, 190 "New Look" buses operated in New York City. Each had a curved windshield with a one-piece overhead route sign and windows shaped like parallelograms.[30]
* #621 (built 1979) was a "Fishbowl" bus built by General Motors of Canada and one of ten such buses used in New York City until the 1990s.[30]
* #3006 (built 1988) was a "Classic" bus operated by Liberty Lines Transit and used from 1982 to 2006.
* #1502 (built 1982) was a "New Look" bus. The 25 buses were operated by New York Bus Service. These buses had seats that faced forward; overhead racks and lights; and one door at the front.[30]
* #5227 (built 1971 and rebuilt 1985) was one of 350 "New Look" buses that were rebuilt in Chicago. The buses, which had hard, blue lengthwise seating, were the last NYCT buses without a wheelchair lift.[30]
* #1201 (built 1981) was one of ultimately 4,877 Rapid Transit Series buses used by the MTA Regional Bus Operations companies from 1981 to 1999. These buses all had wheelchair lifts, making MTA the first agency in the United States to have a fully accessible bus fleet.[30]
* #8928 (built 1969) was one of 133 buses that replaced an earlier, 1956 fleet. Thirteen buses were operated on Staten Island express buses and were later used as buses between John F. Kennedy International Airport and the JFK Express at Howard Beach–JFK Airport.[30]

Some bus artifacts are present in the station. A revenue bag, one of many provided for use for bus drivers with the Third Avenue Transit Corporation, was used during the 1950s to transport money out of the buses. It is part of the interactive "Show Me the Money: From the Turnstile to the Bank" exhibit, where visitors could "see an image of the vacuum that attaches to the fare box and sucks the coins out."[2]: 2

## Current exhibits

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As of 2017[update], the museum features a number of exhibits:[31]

* "Steel, Stone & Backbone: Building New York's Subways" highlights the challenges and labor involved in subway construction during the period 1900–1925.[32]
* "Moving the Millions" chronicles the history of the subway system from the private operators to the MTA New York City Transit of today. Located on the platform level, it is designed to supplement a visitor's experience exploring the various subway cars on display in the museum.[32]
* "Fare Collection" explains different methods New Yorkers have used to pay subway fare over the years, and displays authentic subway turnstiles which visitors can traverse.[2]: 1 [32] In addition, there is a small display of the various token designs that were used in the past before they were completely discontinued.
* "On the Streets" exhibits a comprehensive history of New York City's street transportation (horsecars, cable cars, streetcars, buses, etc.), as well as two bus installations visitors can sit in, including the driver's seat.[32]
* "Clearing the Air" discusses modern street transportation and its impact on the environment, and highlights steps that the MTA is taking to reduce its carbon footprint.[32]
* "Stop Look and Listen" allows visitors to enter a working subway signal tower dating from 1936, to see how trains are kept a safe distance apart and supervised.
* "Bringing Back The City: Mass Transit Responds To Crisis" explains planning and emergency services, and their role in preventing or recovering from service disruptions.
* "No Spitting on the Platform" displays historic way-finding and etiquette signage.
* "Dr. George T.F. Rahilly Trolley and Bus Study Center" displays over 50 scale models of streetcars and work cars, with a focus on Brooklyn.

### Turnstiles and fare collection

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An array of historic subway turnstiles

Various turnstiles from the history of subways are on display at the New York Transit Museum.[2]: 1 They date as far back as the subway's opening in 1904, up through turnstiles that were still in use as recently as 2003. The exhibit includes many different types of turnstiles, including turnstiles used during the 1939 New York World's Fair that were designed to require passengers to pay a special double fare both upon entering and exiting the World's Fair subway station.[2]: 1 The exhibit is designed to be interactive and to be viewed in conjunction with a large board that details the history of fare payment in the subway. Most of the turnstiles can be walked through by visitors.

### Rolling stock

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This R21/R22 car was rebuilt for the movie Money Train, then donated to the New York Transit Museum collection

Most of the subway cars in the Transit Museum's fleet are operable, and they are frequently used for subway excursions run by the museum and New York City Transit on various parts of the system. The subway cars are fully furnished with vintage advertising placards and route maps, completing the period atmosphere inside the vehicles. Tickets for Transit Museum excursions (called "Nostalgia Trains") are sold in advance. Some New York City Transit special trains (such as Holiday specials at the end of most years, and Yankee/Met specials) are available for anyone to ride, so long as they have paid the regular subway fare. In addition to the subway cars displayed in the Transit Museum, there are also a number of museum cars that are kept off-site in various subway yards and shops while awaiting restoration, undergoing restoration, or in storage.

The following cars are displayed in the museum as of June 22, 2025[update]:

* Track A1:
* R110B #3007
* R1 #100
* R7A #1575
* R4 #401
* BMT D-type Triplex #6095A-B-C
* BRT AB Standard #2204
* R30 #8506
* R44 #5240
* Track A2
* BRT BU Gated El Cars #1404, 1273, 1407[30]
* BMT Q-Type El Car #1612C[30]
* R33S #9306, 9310
* R12 #5760[30]
* R15 #6239[30]
* IRT Lo-V #4902
* R3 IND Pump Car #56
* Long Island Rail Road Caboose #C-60
* SBK Steeplecab #5
* Diesel Locomotive #10

There are many cars not on display, but rather, are used on special fan excursions and other events. Most are based at 207 Street or Coney Island Yard. The rolling stock not on display include:

* SBK Steeplecab 6
* IRT World's Fair Lo-V #5655
* BMT D-Type Triplex #6019A-B-C, 6112A-B-C
* R1 #381
* R4 #484
* R6 #1300
* R11 #8013
* R10 #3184, #3189 (#3189 was former Road Car Inspector School Training Car used at Pitkin Yard, 1984–2007)
* R12 #5782 (former Fire Department Training Car used at Coney Island Yard)
* R14 #5871 (former Fire Department Training Car used at Coney Island Yard)
* R16 #6387
* R17 #6609 (used in the 1971 film The French Connection)
* R26 #7774–7775
* R28 #7924–7925
* R29 #8678–8679
* R32 #3350–3351, 3352–3353 (Rebuilt as Phase II), 3360–3361 (Rebuilt as Phase I)
* R33 #9010–9011, 9016–9017, 9068–9069, 9206–9207 (part of the Train of Many Colors excursion cars)
* R33S #9307–9308, 9343
* R36 #9542–9543, 9586–9587
* R38 #4028–4029
* R40 #4280–4281
* R40A #4480–4481
* R42 #4572–4573 (used in the 1971 film The French Connection)
* R95 Revenue Collection Cars #0R714 (former R21 #7194) and #1R714 (former R22 #7422)
* "Money Train" Car #51050 (former R21 car #7203, modified and used in the 1995 film Money Train.)

#### Gallery

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* Wood-bodied "BU-type" elevated railcar, restored to original appearance and still operational

* BMT "Q-type" car, built in 1903 and updated in 1938

* R7A car 1575 was used as a prototype for the R10 series following a wreck in 1946

* Interior of R7A car 1575, a prototype for the R10 series

* An R12 car on display

* Interior of IRT R12 subway car with rattan seat cushions

* Interior of the R11/R34 car

* A "Money train" car, retired circa 2006

* Interior of the Money train

## Past exhibits

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Some exhibits no longer on view include:

* "ElectriCity: Powering New York's Rails", an interactive exhibit of the various types of electric power generation, how it gets to the subway, and how electric motors work.[33]
* "Show Me the Money: From the Turnstile to the Bank", which explained the old (pre-2006) process of revenue collection in the New York City Subway via money trains, cloth "money bags", and a sewing machine used to create them.[2]: 1

No longer on view in the "Fare Collection" exhibit are several token vending machines that were used to sell subway tokens prior to the advent of the MetroCard.

Other previous exhibits have included surveys of historic subway maps, artwork, signage, and mosaics. A refrigerator-sized plug-in circuit breaker, a complete relay-based classic electric motor controller, and numerous other artifacts that highlight topics such as subway signaling and control, electrical power, and railway infrastructure are no longer on view at the platform (lower) level.

## Grand Central Gallery Annex and Store

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Grand Central Terminal Gallery Annex and Store

The New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store opened on September 14, 1993, at Grand Central Terminal, in the terminal's main concourse. It houses a transit-oriented gift shop as well as a space for rotating temporary exhibitions.[34] The Annex is the site of the Transit Museum's annual Holiday Train Show, where an operating model train layout is displayed for the public. While there is an admission fee at the Transit Museum's main Brooklyn Heights location, entrance to the Annex is free. The main Brooklyn Heights location also has its own gift shop, which is accessible outside of the museum's paid area. An additional gift store is available within the headquarters of the MTA, at 2 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

## Archives

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Documents, photographs, and artifacts are stored both in the Transit Museum and in the nearby Archives, adding to the goal of preserving the legacy of transportation in New York. Historians and researchers who wish to visit the Archives are able to do so through the museum. Some objects from the museum's archive can be viewed on the New York Transit Museum's Online Collections platform.[35] Some images from their collection can also be seen on Historypin.[36]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York Transit Museum.

## See also

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* List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City

## References

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## External links

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Official websites

* NY Transit Museum
* New York Transit Museum Online Collections
* Transit Museum's Online Store

Unofficial sites with official content

* MTA's New York Transit Museum Facebook Web Page
* Images from the MTA's New York Transit Museum Archive on Historypin

Unofficial sites

* nycsubway.org
* IND Fulton: Court Street (Future Transit Museum)
* New York Transit Museum
* Subway.com.ru Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
* Op-Rail Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

Google Maps Street View tours

* Google Virtual Tour of the NYC Transit Museum
* Main entrance from Google Maps Street View
* ADA-accessible entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Fulton St. Line

* Court Street
* [← to High Street, Eighth Ave. Line]
* Jay Street–MetroTech
* Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
* Lafayette Avenue
* Clinton–Washington Avenues
* Franklin Avenue
* Nostrand Avenue
* Kingston–Throop Avenues
* Utica Avenue
* Ralph Avenue
* Rockaway Avenue
* Broadway Junction
* Liberty Avenue
* Van Siclen Avenue
* Shepherd Avenue
* Euclid Avenue
* Grant Avenue
* 80th Street
* 88th Street
* Rockaway Boulevard
* [to Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue, Rockaway Line →]
* 104th Street
* 111th Street
* Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard

See also
Lists by borough (The Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
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Accessible
Closed
Terminals
Transfer
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Religion|

* Brooklyn Tabernacle
* Cathedral Basilica of St. James
* Friends Meetinghouse and School
* Next Step Community Church
* St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral

Culture|

| Performance venues|

* Brooklyn Academy of Music
* Grand Opera House (former)
* Mark Morris Dance Center
* Paramount Theater
* Theatre for a New Audience

|

Restaurants|

* Gage and Tollner
* Junior's

Museums|

* New York Transit Museum

Other buildings|

* 11 Hoyt
* 60 Water Street
* 75 Livingston Street
* 81 Willoughby Street
* 110 Livingston Street
* 370 Jay Street
* 388 Bridge Street
* A. I. Namm & Son Department Store
* The Alloy Block
* AVA DoBro
* BellTel Lofts
* Brooklyn Commons
* Brooklyn Tower
* Brooklyner
* City Point
* The Hub
* Montague–Court Building
* Offerman Building
* Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters
* Smith & Gray Company Building
* Wunsch Building

Transportation|

| Subway stations|

* Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
* Borough Hall/Court Street
* DeKalb Avenue
* Hoyt Street
* Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
* Jay Street–MetroTech
* Nevins Street

|

Streets|

* Abolitionist Place
* Albee Square
* Atlantic Avenue
* DeKalb Avenue
* Flatbush Avenue
* Fulton Street
* Times Plaza

Government|

* Brooklyn Borough Hall
* Brooklyn Detention Complex
* Brooklyn Municipal Building
* Federal Building and Post Office
* New York City Emergency Management
* New York City Transit Authority
* Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse

Related topics|

* Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

See also: Brooklyn Community Board 2

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Midtown (42nd–59th Streets)

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

| West of
5th Av|

* 1 Worldwide Plz
* 2 Columbus Cir
* 5 Columbus Cir
* 5 W 54th St
* 7 W 54th St
* 10 W 56th St
* 11 W 54th St
* 12 W 56th St
* 13–15 W 54th St
* 30 W 44th St (Penn Club)
* 30 W 56th St
* 46 W 55th St
* 53W53
* 111 W 57th St
* 120 W 46th St
* 125 W 55th St
* 130 W 57th St
* 140 W 57th St
* 165 W 57th St
* 200 Central Park S
* 218 W 57th St
* 220 Central Park S
* 224 W 57th St
* 240 Central Park S
* 500 5th Av
* 520 5th Av
* 608 5th Av
* 650 5th Av
* 660 5th Av
* 712 5th Av
* 740 8th Av
* 745 7th Av
* 750 7th Av
* 810 7th Av
* 888 7th Av
* 1166 6th Av
* 1301 6th Av
* 1345 6th Av
* 1717 Broadway
* 1740 Broadway
* Aeolian Hall
* Alwyn Court
* Americas Tower
* ARO
* Axa Equitable Center
* Bank of America Tower
* Bergdorf Goodman Bldg
* The Briarcliffe
* Brill Bldg
* Calvary Baptist Church
* Carnegie Hall Tower
* Central Park Place
* Central Park Tower
* CBS Bldg
* Church of St. Mary the Virgin
* Crown Bldg
* Coty Bldg
* Deutsche Bank Center
* Executive Plz
* Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
* Gainsborough Studios
* Hampshire House
* Hearst Tower
* Manufacturers Trust Bldg
* Mark Hellinger Theatre
* Times Square Church
* Metropolitan Tower
* New York City Bar Association Building
* New York Yacht Club Building
* One57
* The Osborne
* Paramount Plz
* Park House
* Philippine Center
* Random House Tower
* Rockefeller Apts
* Rodin Studios
* St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church
* St. Thomas Church
* Salmon Tower Bldg
* Solow Bldg
* Tower 49
* Tower Fifth
* Trump Parc
* W. R. Grace Bldg

| Rockefeller Center|

* 1 Rockefeller Plz
* 10 Rockefeller Plz
* 30 Rockefeller Plz
* 50 Rockefeller Plz
* 75 Rockefeller Plz
* 1211 6th Av
* 1221 6th Av
* 1251 6th Av
* 1271 6th Av
* British Empire Building
* International Building
* La Maison Francaise

|

Times Square|

* 1 Astor Plz
* 1 Times Sq
* 3 Times Sq
* 4 Times Sq
* 11 Times Sq
* 20 Times Sq
* 229 W 43rd St
* 255 W 43rd St
* 1500 Broadway
* 1501 Broadway
* 1540 Broadway
* 1552 Broadway
* 1585 Broadway
* TSX Broadway

East of
5th Av|

* One Vanderbilt
* 3 E 57th St
* 7 E 44th St
* 12 E 53rd St
* 18 E 50th St
* 19 E 54th St
* 100 E 53rd St (Selene)
* 138 E 50th St
* 175 Park Av
* 219 E 49th St
* 252 E 57th St
* 245 Park Av
* 270 Park Av
* 277 Park Av
* 299 Park Av
* 345 Park Av
* 350 Park Av
* 383 Madison Av
* 399 Park Av
* 400 Madison Av
* 425 Park Av
* 432 Park Av
* 450 Lexington Av
* 450 Park Av
* 488 Madison Av (Look Bldg)
* 500 Park Av
* 525 Lexington Av
* 550 Madison Av (Sony Bldg)
* 569 Lexington Av
* 590 Madison Av (IBM Bldg)
* 599 Lexington Av
* 647 5th Av
* 689 5th Av
* 731 Lexington Av
* 919 3rd Av
* Amster Yard
* Apple Fifth Avenue
* Bloomingdale's
* Cartier Bldg
* CBS Studio Bldg
* Central Synagogue
* Charles Scribner's Sons Bldg
* Chrysler Bldg
* Church of Sweden in New York
* Citigroup Ctr
* CitySpire
* DuMont Bldg
* Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
* Fred F. French Bldg
* Fuller Bldg
* General Electric Bldg
* General Motors Bldg
* Graybar Bldg
* Helmsley Bldg
* Lescaze House
* Lever House
* Lipstick Bldg
* LVMH Tower
* MetLife Bldg
* Modulightor Bldg
* William H. Moore House
* Olympic Tower
* Park Avenue Plz
* Park Avenue Tower
* Ritz Tower
* Rockefeller Guest House
* Saks Fifth Avenue
* St. Agnes Church
* St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
* St. Patrick's Cathedral
* Seagram Bldg
* Sutton 58
* Tiffany & Co.
* Trump Tower
* Villard Houses
* William and Helen Ziegler House

Former|

* Grand Central Palace
* Hoffman Auto Showroom
* Hotel Marguery
* Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont House
* Sherwood Studio Building
* St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
* Studebaker Building
* Temple Emanu-El
* Union Carbide Building
* Vanderbilt Triple Palace
* William K. Vanderbilt House
* West Presbyterian Church

Theaters

| Broadway theaters|

* Ambassador
* August Wilson
* Belasco
* Bernard B. Jacobs
* Booth
* Broadhurst
* Broadway
* Circle in the Square
* Ethel Barrymore
* Eugene O'Neill
* Gerald Schoenfeld
* Gershwin
* Hayes
* Hudson
* Imperial
* James Earl Jones
* John Golden
* Lena Horne
* Longacre
* Lunt-Fontanne
* Lyceum
* Lyric
* Majestic
* Marquis
* Minskoff
* Music Box
* Neil Simon
* Palace
* Richard Rodgers
* St. James
* Samuel J. Friedman
* Shubert
* Stephen Sondheim
* Studio 54
* Todd Haimes
* Walter Kerr
* Winter Garden

|

Other venues|

* 55th Street Playhouse
* Carnegie Hall
* Ed Sullivan Theater
* The ImaginAsian
* New Victory Theater
* New York City Center
* Paris Theater
* Radio City Music Hall
* Sony Hall
* The Theater Center
* The Town Hall
* York Theatre

Closed/demolished|

* 44th Street
* 48th Street
* Apollo
* Center
* Capitol
* Earl Carroll
* Edison
* Embassy
* Fulton
* George M. Cohan's
* Loew's State
* Lyric
* New Century
* Olympia
* Playhouse
* Roxy
* Strand
* Times Square
* Vanderbilt
* Victoria
* Ziegfeld (1927)
* Ziegfeld (1969)

Hotels

| Current|

* Algonquin Hotel
* Allerton Hotel for Women
* The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York
* Cassa Hotel & Residences
* The Chatwal New York
* Club Quarters, Midtown
* Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
* Four Seasons Hotel New York
* Hard Rock Hotel New York
* Hotel Edison
* Hotel Elysée
* Hotel Gerard
* Hyatt Grand Central New York
* InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel
* JW Marriott Essex House
* The Iroquois New York
* Lexington Hotel
* Lombardy Hotel
* Lotte New York Palace Hotel
* Luxor Hotel
* Mansfield Hotel
* The Michelangelo
* Millennium Times Square New York
* New York Hilton Midtown
* New York Marriott Marquis
* Paramount Hotel
* Park Central Hotel
* Park Lane Hotel
* The Peninsula New York
* Plaza Hotel
* The Quin
* The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
* Roger Smith Hotel
* Row NYC Hotel
* Royalton Hotel
* St. Regis New York
* Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
* Sofitel New York Hotel
* Thompson Central Park New York Hotel
* Waldorf Astoria New York
* Warwick New York Hotel

|

Former|

* DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City
* Hotel Carter
* Hotel Claridge
* Hotel Manhattan
* Hotel Metropole
* New York Biltmore Hotel
* New York Marriott East Side
* Omni Berkshire Place
* Pabst Hotel
* Ritz-Carlton Hotel
* Roosevelt Hotel
* Savoy-Plaza Hotel
* Times Square Hotel
* Weylin Hotel
* Windsor Hotel

Other points of interest

| Restaurants/
nightlife|

* 21 Club
* 54 Below
* Alto
* Anthos
* Aureole
* Burger Heaven
* Le Bernardin
* Cafe Chambord
* Campbell Apartment
* La Caravelle
* Caviar Russe
* Del Pezzo Restaurant
* Ellen's Stardust Diner
* Four Twenty Five
* Gabriel Kreuther
* Gallagher's Steakhouse
* Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
* La Grenouille
* Iridium Jazz Club
* Le Jardinier
* King Cole Bar
* Kurumazushi
* Latin Quarter
* Lespinasse
* Marea
* Naro
* The Pool and the Grill
* Oceana
* The Original Soupman
* P. J. Clarke's
* Patsy's
* Le Pavillon
* Prime Burger
* The Quilted Giraffe
* Rainbow Room
* Restaurant Aquavit
* Rumpelmayer's
* Russian Tea Room
* Sardi's
* Satsuki
* Shun Lee Palace
* Stage Deli
* The Campbell

|

Museums/
cultural centers|

* Austrian Cultural Forum New York
* Girl Scout Museum and Archives
* John M. Mossman Lock Museum
* Korean Cultural Center New York
* Madame Tussauds New York
* Museum of Arts and Design
* Museum of Broadway
* Museum of Modern Art
* New York Transit Museum
* Paley Center for Media
* Rose Museum
* Spyscape

Stores|

* Argosy Book Store
* Gotham Book Mart

Clubhouses|

* American Fine Arts Society
* The Brook
* Century Association
* Cornell Club of New York
* General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
* Harvard Club of New York City
* New York Athletic Club
* New York City Bar Association
* New York Friars Club
* New York Yacht Club
* Penn Club of New York
* Racquet and Tennis Club
* University Club of New York
* Women's National Republican Club
* Yale Club of New York City

Clubhouses (former)|

* Princeton Club of New York

Green spaces|

* Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
* Central Park
* Grand Army Plaza
* Greenacre Park
* Paley Park

Educational
institutions|

* 53rd Street Library
* Circle in the Square Theatre School
* CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
* High School of Performing Arts
* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers
* Saint Thomas Choir School
* SUNY College of Optometry

Art galleries|

* Galerie St. Etienne
* Rehs Galleries

Transportation

| Subway stations|

* Fifth Avenue/53rd Street
* Fifth Avenue–59th Street
* Seventh Avenue
* 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue
* 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
* 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
* 49th Street
* 50th Street
* 50th Street
* 57th Street–Seventh Avenue
* 57th Street
* 59th Street–Columbus Circle
* Grand Central–42nd Street
* Lexington Avenue/51st Street
* Lexington Avenue/59th Street
* Times Square–42nd Street

|

Railroad stations|

* Grand Central Madison
* Grand Central Terminal

Streets and
intersections|

* Third Avenue
* Fifth Avenue
* Sixth Avenue
* Six and a Half Avenue
* Seventh Avenue
* Eighth Avenue
* 42nd
* 47th
* 50th
* 51st
* 52nd
* 53rd
* 54th
* 55th
* 57th
* 59th
* Broadway
* Columbus Circle
* Duffy Square
* Grand Army Plaza
* George Abbott Way
* Lexington Avenue
* Madison Avenue
* Park Avenue
* Park Avenue Viaduct
* Pershing Square
* Shubert Alley
* Times Square
* Vanderbilt Avenue

Related topics

* Billionaires' Row
* Little Brazil
* Midtown South
* Minnesota Strip

See also: Manhattan Community Board 5

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Museums in Manhattan

Financial District and Battery Park
(Below Chambers St)|

* Castle Clinton
* China Institute
* Federal Hall National Memorial
* Fraunces Tavern
* George Gustav Heye Center
* Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology
* Mmuseumm
* Museum of American Finance
* Museum of Jewish Heritage
* National September 11 Memorial & Museum
* New York City Police Museum
* Skyscraper Museum
* South Street Seaport

Lower Manhattan
(Chambers-14th Sts)|

* Asian American Arts Centre
* Drawing Center
* Eldridge Street Synagogue
* FusionArts Museums
* Hall des Lumieres
* International Center of Photography
* Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
* Lower East Side Tenement Museum
* Merchant's House Museum
* Museum of Chinese in America
* New Museum
* New York City Fire Museum
* The Theatre Museum
* Ukrainian Museum
* Whitney Museum of American Art

Chelsea, Flatiron, Gramercy
(14th-34th Sts)|

* Center for Jewish History
* Dia Chelsea
* Fotografiska New York
* John J. Harvey
* The Museum at FIT
* Museum of Sex
* National Museum of Mathematics
* Print Center New York
* Poster House
* Rubin Museum of Art
* The Shed
* Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
* Tibet House

Midtown
(34th-59th Sts)|

* Houdini Museum of New York
* Intrepid Museum
* Japan Society
* John M. Mossman Lock Museum
* Madame Tussauds New York
* Morgan Library & Museum
* Museum of Arts and Design
* Museum of Broadway
* Museum of Modern Art
* New York Public Library Main Branch
* New York Transit Museum
* Paley Center for Media
* Scandinavia House
* United Nations Art Collection

Upper West Side
(59th-125th Sts west of 5th Av)|

* American Folk Art Museum
* American Museum of Natural History
* Rose Center for Earth and Space
* Carnegie Hall (Rose Museum)
* Children's Museum of Manhattan
* New York Historical
* New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* Nicholas Roerich Museum

Upper East Side and East Harlem
(59th-125th Sts on or near 5th Av)|

* The Africa Center
* Asia Society
* Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
* El Museo del Barrio
* Frick Collection
* Frick Madison
* Gracie Mansion
* Grolier Club
* Guggenheim Museum
* Jewish Museum
* Metropolitan Museum of Art
* Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
* Museum of Motherhood
* Museum of the City of New York
* National Academy Museum and School
* Neue Galerie New York

Upper Manhattan
(Above 125th St)|

* American Academy of Arts and Letters
* The Cloisters
* Dyckman House
* Hamilton Grange National Memorial
* Hispanic Society of America
* Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
* Morris–Jumel Mansion
* National Jazz Museum in Harlem
* National Track and Field Hall of Fame
* Yeshiva University Museum
* Studio Museum in Harlem

Islands|

* Ellis Island
* Statue of Liberty
* Statue of Liberty Museum

Defunct|

* Chelsea Art Museum
* Dahesh Museum of Art
* Forbes Galleries
* Girl Scout Museum and Archives
* KGB Espionage Museum
* Met Breuer
* Museum of Biblical Art
* Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
* Museum of Primitive Art
* Rock&Roll Hall of Fame: NYC

Related|

* Museum Mile

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Grand Central Terminal

Interior|

* Agern (closed)
* Campbell Apartment
* CBS Broadcast Center (closed)
* M42 sub-basement
* Main Concourse
* Michael Jordan's Steak House (closed)
* New York Transit Museum
* Oyster Bar and Restaurant
* Track 61

Connections|

* LIRR terminal
* Subway station
* Elevated station (former)

Art|

* Art Galleries
* School of Art

Terminal City
and other nearby
buildings|

* 110 East 42nd Street
* 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021) (former)
* 270 Park Avenue (2021–present)
* 277 Park Avenue
* 383 Madison Avenue
* 450 Lexington Avenue
* Chanin Building
* Chrysler Building
* Grand Central Palace (former)
* Graybar Building
* Helmsley Building
* Hotel Marguery (former)
* Hyatt Grand Central New York
* InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel
* MetLife Building
* New York Biltmore Hotel (former)
* One Grand Central Place
* One Vanderbilt
* Park Avenue Viaduct
* Pershing Square
* Pershing Square Building
* Roosevelt Hotel
* Socony–Mobil Building
* Waldorf Astoria New York
* The Yale Club of New York City

History|

* Timeline
* East Side Access
* Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City

Associated
entities|

| Organizations|

* Argent Ventures
* Grand Central Partnership
* Metropolitan Transportation Authority
* Metro-North Railroad
* Long Island Rail Road
* New York Central Railroad
* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

|

People|

* William J. Wilgus
* Cornelius Vanderbilt
* Alfred T. Fellheimer
* Bradford Gilbert
* John B. Snook
* Reed and Stem
* Warren and Wetmore

Related
topics|

* Colorama
* Grand Central Terminal in popular culture
* Grand Central Tower
* Tournament of Champions

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel
* Catalonia

Other|

* IdRef
* SNAC
* Yale LUX

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