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The Subway and Bus Memory Project

In honor of the centennials of the New York City subway and bus system, the New York Transit Museum introduces the Memory Project – an effort to tap into the collective memory about the subway from over the years, and to preserve these memories for future generations. The Memory Project is part of Community Crossing which is a unique online community site for the sharing of stories, essays, oral histories, poetry and artwork about public transportation in the New York metropolitan region.

Share Your Memories Now!
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(You must be age 13 or older to share your subway and bus memories online.)


Written Poetry & Anecdotes	Spoken Stories	Artwork

Online submissions to the Memory Project in Community Crossing can take the from of written anecdotes or poetry, recorded audio messages, or original artwork. All submissions will become part of the New York Transit Museum’s digital collection, and select contributions will be featured on the Community Crossing site on a rotating basis.

The site is designed to allow people to express themselves and share their memories in a medium suitable to their stories and most accessible to them. The Memory Project even features a phone number that people may call to record brief stories about the subway and bus; these recordings become part of the digital collection, and some are featured online in the Community Crossing site.

The Memory Project and Community Crossing are provided by the New York Transit Museum and aim to extend the reach of the Museum's educational mission while inviting the sharing of original ideas and works on subway, bus and transit-related themes.