You Can Own Official MTA Memorabilia and Collectibles Pulled From Subway Stations

MTA Memorabilia and Collectibles (screenshot)
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Ever dreamed of owning a used New York City subway seat, or an official sign pulled down from one of the City's 472 subway stations? With the MTA's Memorabilia and Collectibles site, you can!

[…] we are very pleased to present a sales program designed especially for buyers interested in acquiring a little bit of NYC Transit’s History. Along with its outgoing fleet of buses and subway cars, Transit has Station Signs and Fixtures, Vintage Tokens, and other “collectibles” such as Handholds, Doors, Seating and Destination Signs from retired subway cars

Check out the listing page to see what's available for purchase.

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In the mechanical era, most versions of bookbinding are done by computer-run machines than churn out thousands of books per day. Handmade books, and book repair is a dying art, and the once-rich industry in NEw York City has dwindled down to just a handful of small businesses.

One of the last remaining bookbinding businesses in the City is a small basement shop in Yorkville called Rustie's Bookbinding. In this video from NYU Tonight's Caitie Hawthorne, hear all about the art of bookbinding from owner Rustie Gungor himself.

Rustie Gungor is one of the few book binders left in New York City. Here, we take a look inside his workshop and his rare, dying craft.