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New Yorkers queue for hours to buy old subway signs and seats at MTA sale

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All 1 reports on Tue, 13 October 2026

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New YorkersSpike LeeMTAsouth BrooklynPenn Station

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Tue, 13 October 2026

    1 report
    • Times of India06:40first to report

      New Yorkers queued for hours at an annual MTA sale in south Brooklyn to buy discarded subway signs, seats and MetroCards. Station signs cost $500 to over $1,000, while orange subway seats sold for around $900. Filmmaker Spike Lee was among the shoppers, purchasing a Penn Station sign. The two-day event attracts around 4,000 visitors annually.

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