Feature
Kaleidoscopic Subway Mosaics Celebrate Flatbush’s Theater History
At the Church Avenue station, Christopher Myers’s glass-tiled panels explore the rich legacy of vaudeville and Afro-Caribbean carnival culture.
NYC Subway
Art
24 Exceptional Subway Artworks to See in NYC
You don’t need to visit a gallery or museum to experience the works of well-known artists, from Romare Bearden in the Bronx to Katherine Bradford in Manhattan.
News
New Yorkers Roast the MTA's New "You Do You" Masking Guidelines
The puzzling new graphic calls upon us to "respect each other's choices," including wearing a mask the wrong way.
Film
A Frightening Doc About the NYC Subway
End of the Line captures five years of failed efforts to fix the city’s disastrously bad train infrastructure.
News
Get Inspired On Your Commute With New Poetry In NYC Subways
Agha Shahid Ali and Timothy Liu's poems feature artwork by Jim Hodges and Nancy Spero.
News
Icons of Bronx History Are Honored in Rico Gatson's New York Subway Murals
Figures like Justice Sonia Sotomayor, James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou's take center stage in the artist's new MTA mosaics for the 167th Street station.
Art
NYC’s Faltering Subway System as an Arcade Game Where Players Race Against Privatization
MTA Country, a new satiric game from Everyday Arcade lets players navigate the crumbling transit system.
Art
From Chuck Close to Sarah Sze, a Ride Through the Art of the Second Avenue Subway
New York's Second Avenue Subway opened on January 1 after almost a century of planning, with new art installations by Chuck Close, Sarah Sze, Vik Muniz, and Jean Shin.
Art
Meet Etti-Cat, NYC’s Feline Subway Etiquette Advisor of the 1960s
In the 1960s, New York City commuters were prodded into respectful behavior by subway posters featuring a black-and-white tuxedo cat.
In Brief
The Most Beautiful Subway Station in the World: NYC Pays Tribute to Prince
Travelers through the Prince Street subway station in Manhattan yesterday may have looked twice at its signage that was temporarily transformed into a memorial for the late Prince.
Art
A Lifetime Devoted to Sketching the Design Details of the New York Subway
The most encyclopedic history of the art and architecture of New York City’s subway is slowly being compiled by one man, who sketches every design detail of its stations.
Art
Inside New York's Most Beautiful Subway Station, Abandoned Since 1945
The most beautiful subway station in New York City is locked, inaccessible since the last passengers stepped off its platform on December 31, 1945.