an official act that symbolically kicks off a new era with a tribute to an older one as well as shows a commitment to transit riders.
Mamdani said he views the station as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration, including the transformative politics that built the subway in the first place.
“When Old City Hall Station first opened in 1904 — one of New York’s 28 original subway stations — it was a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives,” Mamdani told Streetsblog in a statement. "That ambition need not be a memory confined only to our past, nor must it be isolated only to the tunnels beneath City Hall: It will be the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above.
I fell hard for Obama’s Hope campaign in the first election I ever voted in, and now I try to make an effort to balance not putting too much faith into politicians with not being too much of a cynical asshole. But, I have to admit those words combined with the TMNT nostalgia vibes are tugging at my millennial heart strings. 🥹
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) will conduct the ceremonial swearing-in at the daytime event, which will occur alongside a car-free “block party” on Broadway between Liberty and Murray streets.
Bernie Sanders and a block party!?! Politicians making a legit effort to make the commoners feel included??!
You say subway station, I say the second Turtle Lair from the TMNT
If Madami invites Vanilla Ice to perform the Ninja Rap he will become the most important politician in American history.
vibe
They 100% should play Jackie Wilson’s “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher” at the event as a nod.
This like, wait a second, wasn’t the movie quite literally centered around new years?
Bruh.
Movie?
Peak western cinema unlikely to be matched in the next century.
Ghostbusters 2: Revenge of the
OozePink Slime.Oh yeah, with SuperShredder.
Had to get Super Shredder to deal with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!
Please let there be an awful video mashup
You can see it if you take the 6 train and stay on at the last downtown stop.
The train loops through the station and then goes uptown.
Did that when I visited New York. The conductor asked why I was staying on the train at the last stop. When I told him, he invited me to make the loop from the cab. Such a great experience.
My Dad used to bitch about NYC and New Yorkers, but he never set foot in NYC and had no idea what he was talking about. I’m a New Yorker-in-law (my wife grew up on the Upper West Side), and every we time I visit, I am always amazed by how awesome New Yorkers are.
I used to tell him: “Yeah, you’d have a rough time on NYC because you’d visit with a chip on your shoulder, and you’d get exactly the kind of reception you’d deserve. Visit with a love for the city, and you’ll find friends on every block.”
Great story!
My favorite thing to do some cold nights back in the day. They don’t usually leave the station lights on… but once in a while ya get lucky.
There’s a hidden station near Delancey and Essex. They use it for training and rent it out for movies and TV shows.
And if you’ve never seen it, watch the original version of ‘The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3’ my all time favorite New York movie.
Is that where the filmed Mimic?
Someone needs to make a flashmob of people in trench coats making clicky sounds.
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Kooky!
