Wednesday, May 11, 2011

avenue u subway art



i visited the avenue u subway station on the q line today. to my delight i caught a glimpse of the emerging subway art on the coney island bound side of the station. it is quite impressive. it made the act of standing on subway platform a little brighter.
the avenue j station looks like a dive. i haven't noticed any emerging mosaics there or on the avenue m station. the renovation of the avenue m station is much further behind than the avenue j station so perhaps there is still hope for a mosaic . (im not holding my breath)
subway safety and punctuality are more important than subway beauty. subway beauty is easier to maintain (sort of ) than subway safety or punctuality.
im not sure that mayor dinkins was referring to the subway mosaics when he would pontificate about the lovely mosaic of new york city, but when i speak of the lovely mosaics of new york city i am most definitely referring to the lovely subway mosaics.

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