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MTA admits ‘we F-ed this one up’ over Georgia O’Keeffe typo at new Grand Central complex
For f’s sake!
An art work set up on the MTA’s model new, $11 billion prepare terminal extension for the Lengthy Island Rail Street beneath the historic Grand Central complicated misspelled the title of considered one of America’s most well-known painters, Georgia O’Keeffe.
That’s yet one more ‘f’ than was included in her final title when it was spelled out beneath her well-known quote — “One can’t paint New York as it’s, however slightly as it’s felt” — on a wall panel mounted down on the mezzanine degree deep within Grand Central Madison.
It’s the newest, and possibly the funniest, foible to have an effect on the huge prepare corridor, which was beset with so many delays and price range overruns it took greater than twenty years and $11 billion to complete — and raised painful questions in regards to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s administration and competence within the course of.
MTA officers mentioned that the embossing was performed in vinyl and might be simply mounted — however declined to offer a price ticket or timeline for the typo repair.
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“We clearly F-ed this one up and it’s being mounted,” mentioned MTA spokesman Tim Minton.
The MTA is at present working restricted service between Grand Central and the LIRR’s Jamaica hub because it continues the brand new station’s shakedown cruise. Officers say they’ll introduce an expanded schedule within the subsequent few weeks.
Bloomberg Information first noticed the misprint.