Photos: Flimsy Tape Signifies The Mighty MTA Has Shut Down
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<p>This entrance, along with four others to the J/M/Z/F stop on Essex and Delancey were taped up, but the southwest stairwell was wide open, where we found a guy with a Dave Matthews Caravan shirt on trying to make the last train. The <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/08/26/events_cancelled_hurricane_irene.php">Lord works in mysterious ways.</a><br/></p>
<p>You could literally hear a pin drop at the 72nd street 1/2/3 stop, but it was wide open nonetheless.<br/></p>
<p>At the B/D stop on Grand Street, this sign did its damndest to deter straphangers, but one nudge of the gate showed that it was a ruse.<br/></p>
<p>New York's Boldest kicking the soccer ball around at Sarah Roosevelt Park instead of cowering in a corner.<br/></p>
<p>Hey, what's the "Irene" service change? Bah, probably a fare hike.<br/></p>
Nooo! How will we get a closer view of that abduction poster!