Transit
We are proud transit geeks at Untapped New York, and here is the place to find it all! You'll discover where the remnants of the former Penn Station are, read plans for the future of the city's transportation... or learn about leaf-zapping laser trains!
When Metro North Had a Jungle Tiki Bar Car on Its Trains
Soon, a generation of New Yorkers won’t know there was once a bar car on the Metro North and
Get a First Look at the New Open Gangway Subways Coming to NYC
The MTA has released its first photos of the new R211 class subways that will be coming to the New
Listen to Awkwafina’s Hilarious Guest Announcements on the 7 Train
In the first collaboration of its kind, a celebrity has taken over the announcements on one of New York City’
New Exhibit In Midtown Subway Station Showcases Graphic Design of NYC Transit System
Inside the 5th Avenue-53rd Street subway station, a new site-specific exhibit showcases the connection between modern art and the graphic
Saving the Abandoned Port Morris Gantries in the Bronx
New York City’s remaining gantries loom like industrial relics, reminding us of a once bustling waterfront where railroads and
MTA Museum Brings “Accidental” Yayoi Kusama to NYC Subway Station
We were excited to see the return of the “MTA Museum,” a guerrilla Instagram account which hit the prime time
Watch a New Staten Island Ferry Get Launched into the Water
There are three new Staten Island ferryboats on the way and this impressive video posted by the NYC Department of
The Manhattan Bridge Globes Have Begun to Reappear
In early October, we reported that the “globes” on the Manhattan Bridge were being removed and replaced. Technically called spheres,
Join Us at the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Annual Party and Celebrate 15 Years Connecting the Borough
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is a nonprofit organization committed to the development, establishment and long-term stewardship of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway,
Reign of the Redbirds Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Redbird Subway Cars
The New York Transit Museum is celebrating the 60th anniversary of New York City’s iconic R-26 subway cars, the
The Treasures Inside LIRR’s Brand New Lost & Found in Penn Station
In the 2000s, I left a Burberry purse in the Penn Station waiting room bathroom and when I arrived at
Cities 101: No, Those Aren’t Bottle Caps Embedded in NYC’s Streets
Once you’ve seen one, you won’t be able to ignore them. They look like plastic bottle caps, in