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The New York City Subway is an city unto itself with 24 train lines and 468 train stations serving more than 5.3 million people each weekday (MTA Authority). The subway both alienates and unites. It inspires and it aggrevates. It is a district of paradoxes. The Museums and the Network class at Pratt Institute, analyzes several facets of the act of commuting on the NYC subway. As part of the course, we have organized an exhibition that explores the subway's sights and sounds, the interactions that occur with people as well as objects and the virtual communities that come together as a result of their commuter experience. This Tumblr page serves as both a repository for the items featured in the exhibition as well as a forum to discuss subway musings and experiences. We hope not only to provide a virtual catalog but to encourage exploration and conversations. Please share with us!

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Object List

Below is a jpeg version of the object data base we were working with for our exhibition. Please contact us on tumblr if you would like to see a more dynamic version.

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Object# cc_exhibit_obj_id_037

Description: two books of "What does the bible really teach?" in english

Acquisition Date: 11-16-2013

Location Acquired: 74th St./Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens

Collector: Michelle Lee

Photographer: Michelle Lee

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Object# cc_exhibit_obj_id_026

Description: two business cards promoting Bhagavad Gita Class

Acquisition Date: 11-16-2013

Location Acquired: Union Square, Manhattan

Collector: Michelle Lee

Photographer: Michelle Lee

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Object# cc_exhibit_obj_id_025

Description: two business cards promoting the Bhakti Center

Acquisition Date: 11-16-2013

Location Acquired: Union Square, Manhattan

Collector: Michelle Lee

Photographer: Michelle Lee

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Object# cc_exhibit_obj_id_016

Description: religous booklet from the Jenovah's Witnessess, "What does the Bible really teach?" in Spanish

Acquisition Date: 11-14-2013

Location Acquired: Flushing-Main St, Queens

Collector: Michelle Lee

Photographer: Michelle Lee

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Object# cc_exhibit_obj_id_006

Description: W Magazine with Katy Perry cover

Acquisition Date: 11-13-2013

Location Acquired: Flushing-Main St, Queens

Collector: Michelle Lee

Photographer: Michelle Lee

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Check out these old pictures of trains and trolleys! :)

Here's a short film we made about our experiences testing a small network system on the subway. Have a look!

Illustrated and edited by Miriam Lakes. Music by Andrew Conklin

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Recorded by: Rossy Mendez

Union Square Station, Manhattan on 12/3/2013

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Recorded by: Rossy Mendez

Union Square, Manhattan on 12/3/13

Hungry, why wait?

Has anyone else noticed that subway –on- the move salesmen are on the decline these days? Ten years ago it was common to be constantly interrupted by a flow of people selling things in the subway. You could obtain everything from $1 batteries, $10 DVDs, cheap toys to an array of delicious snacks. The city’s crackdown on subway vendors has forced many to abandon this profitable underground business venture. The underground economy, however, has not quite exited the scene; instead it has morphed into established underground businesses and salesmen relying on your philanthropic interest to make a sale. Who has not seen the outspoken teenagers selling M&Ms and Welch’s fruit snacks claiming to raise funds for their basketball teams or the more recent sales pitch of “staying off the streets”? What about your churro vendor who sells the delicious sweet snack less than your cup of java?

More and more newsstands and small pop up shops are found in the subway offering a variety of tasty snacks. Sometimes what they sell is beyond the usual casual fare. In our exhibition, we feature some of the interesting snacks you can purchase underground.

Rossy Mendez

More on the subway...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/07/subway_churros.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/nyregion/mta-chief-opposes-ban-on-eating-in-the-subways.html

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nice!

For a good laugh...

cool subway stations...scavenger hunt anyone?

Never knew this place existed!

Quite interesting…

"Apples" for City Harvest Food Rescue Organization (http://www.cityharvest.org/) and agency Draftfcb.

Oldie but a goodie

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