Bringing Back the City

Programs

Join us for three exciting programs this fall:

STORIES FROM THE INSIDE

Tuesday, October 20, 6:30pm
New York Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn
$10/Free for Museum Members

Key voices from the new multimedia exhibit Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis share insights on some of the most significant and harrowing events in recent NYC history: Hurricane Sandy, The Blackout of 2003, and September 11th.

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COVERING CRISIS: REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION & SUPERSTORM SANDY

Thursday, November 12, 6:00pm
New York Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn
$10/Free for Museum Members

Join panelists from MTA external communications, data journalists, and transportation planners for a discussion about documenting the effects of Superstorm Sandy in real-time and the power of social media as a tool for crisis management and recovery.

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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES: HISTORIC STORMS THAT CHANGED OUR CITY

Tuesday, December 8, 6:30pm
New York Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn
$10/Free for Museum Members

New York has been hit with a number of catastrophic events over the past 15 years, but the city has been facing and responding to disasters for the past 150 years. Join the Museum’s curatorial and collections team to learn about historic events like the Blizzard of 1888, Hurricane of 1938, and the 1965 Blackout and their impact on the development of transportation infrastructure.

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