#ObjectSpotlight on this 1973 car card that encouraged New Yorkers to visit Fort Hamilton Park, and to reach it by subway. The image highlights the beautiful view of New York’s harbor that can been seen from the waterside parks and playgrounds on the #Brooklyn side of the #VerrazzanoBridge.

Plan your visit to the Museum in Downtown Brooklyn at nytransitmuseum.org and shop our orange seats collection at nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/themes-occasions/seats.html.

“Ode to the Orange Seats” features pieces by artists across mediums that were inspired by the #NYCsubway’s orange and yellow bucket seats. Introduced to the city’s transit system in 1971, these seats have become a familiar sight to generations of subway riders.

Happy #NationalTattooDay! Do you have any iconic #NYC body art on you? Our new exhibit “Ode to the Orange Seats” features work by tattoo artist Joshua Franklin. His designs are also available for sale in our store on socks and sleeves!

A pedestrian walkway opened on the bridge in 1864, built over the pipe that delivered water from the aqueduct. The masonry arches of the bridge began to hinder boat navigation of the Harlem River, so in 1928, one half of the bridge’s arches were replaced by a single steel arch.

#ThenAndNow: This #NYTMCollection photograph shows the High Bridge in 1912. Built to carry water from the Old Croton Aqueduct into the city, the High Bridge opened in 1848 and still stands today. It is the oldest surviving bridge in #NYC.

🚪 A door to a lost world. #50SecretsofTransit secret no. 19 lets you peek behind it. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system.

Do you recognize this #NYC landmark? Situated at the intersection of Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue between 71 and 72 Streets, and designed by Heins & LaFarge in the Flemish Renaissance style, this building received official landmark status from NYC Landmarks in 1979.

#TransitTrivia: 🎬 The #NYCsubway is featured in the film “Ghost,” which was released #OnThisDay in 1990. As the ghost of Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) follows his killer seeking answers, he leaps and floats through various subway cars and across moving trains.

🚌 #SurfaceSunday: This 1941 #NYTMCollection photograph shows the first-ever run of the B25 bus in #Brooklyn. Prior to the bus line’s arrival, the route had been covered by a streetcar, known as the Fulton Street Line.

#OnThisDay in 1936, the Triborough Bridge (known today as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) opened. True to its original name, the Triborough Bridge succeeded in linking three boroughs: the #Bronx, #Manhattan, and #Queens. It is actually made up of three separate bridges connected by elevated viaducts.

These images show a #NYTMCollection commemorative lapel pin for the R142 and photographs of R142 and R142A subway cars over the years. What’s your favorite feature of the R142s?

The R142 and R142A were the first car models to use prerecorded announcements. They introduced many riders to the voice of Charlie Pellett. His “please stand clear of the closing doors” announcement has been synonymous with the subway for generations of people in #NYC.

Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, the R142 was the first NTT (New Technology Train) mass-produced for the A Division. The cars touted brighter lighting, digital information boards, electronic strip maps, and automatic climate control.

#TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 2000, the R142 entered revenue service testing in the #NYCsubway.

Phone cards are so 1994. ☎️ Secret no. 18 is calling. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain on New York's transportation system.

The reason for the hypotrochoid design may be that the coins are harder to counterfeit or that they are easier to grip, or both. Where else have you seen this pattern?

These #NYTMCollection tokens from the last 100 years all exhibit some version of a hypotrochoid on one or both of their faces. They were used in fare collection on subways, streetcars, and automobile crossings of bridges.

The hypotrochoid is a looping geometric roulette pattern, which may be familiar to our followers who played with a Spirograph kit growing up.

#TokenTuesday: #DidYouKnow that a design called a “hypotrochoid” has appeared on many #NYC tokens through time?

The MetroCards feature iconography from Seinfeld’s nine seasons, including the “puffy shirt,” the “big salad,” Fussili Jerry, and many more. What’s your favorite Seinfeld episode?

These 2019 MetroCards promoted weeknight syndication of Seinfeld on WPIX (channel 11) and were accompanied by a “wrapped” subway train meant to look like the interior of Monk’s, the diner that appears the show.

#TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1989, the legendary TV show “Seinfeld” premiered. One of the most influential and popular sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld is a quintessentially New York show, except for one major detail: it was filmed in Los Angeles!

🍾 🍾 We're 50 today!!! This #NYTMCollection footage comes from 1987 and shows school children experiencing the Museum when it was still called the "New York City Transit Exhibit."

🚂 🚂 Free vintage train rides this weekend with Museum admission!! We're celebrating our 50th anniversary! Why does the Museum have the same birthday as the USA? Because we opened July 4, 1976 as part of the nation’s Bicentennial celebration. 🇺🇸

⛵️ Sail4th 250 is here! The “largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world” begins today, sailing in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. 50 years ago, during the country’s bicentennial, Operation “Op” Sail presented a grand display of tall ships in New York Harbor.

We know you've seen it. Secret no. 17 is that thing you always wonder about. It's called #Masstransiscope. #50SecretsofTransit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the #NYTransitMuseum. Join us as we pull back the curtain like never before on New York's transportation system.

4. Skytrain, Vancouver, opened in 1985. "Vancouver skytrain : Main St-Science World" by JohnSeb. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. Have you ever taken a ride on rapid transit in Canada?

3. Métro, Montreal, opened in 1966. Lionel-Groulx station, transfer station between the Green and Orange lines. Courtesy of STM Archives.

2. TTC, Toronto, opened in 1954. Line 1 Yonge–University, Dundas station. Courtesy of the TTC.