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Thursday, December 18th, 2025.

Prospect Park Station, Brooklyn.

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Mónica Palma, “Us” (2024–ongoing), on MTA subway cars

More recently, during my subway commutes, I developed a close relationship with the punched metal panels on the R46, R62, and R68 trains. I noticed that, when sitting close to the last seats next to the car doors, one’s own reflection on the steel appears manipulated or injured. For the commute’s length, I carried those wounds. I sanitized the panels, then I kissed them and licked them as if I was loving myself. I was caressing and soothing whatever rage was responsible for the craters.

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Brightliners at Rockefeller by amtraknortheast1 Via Flickr: MTA New York City Subway Budd R32 3894 pauses briefly at 47-50 Streets-Rockefeller Center. After roughly 56 years of service (the transit museum will tell you 58 as the final run is occurring in 2022), the Budd R32 “Brightliners” are finally receiving a sendoff following their initial retirement from passenger operations in October 2020. Operating as a D train, the farewell train will continue down a branch of the IND 6th Avenue Line that will lead it to 7th Avenue station on 53rd Street before finally merging with the IND 8th Avenue line at 59th Street-Columbus Circle. 3894 displays a wreath on its front end, doubling as a sort of holiday special. This is the 2nd of 4 sundays of retirement runs, with the final run occurring Sunday, January 9, 2022 on the Q between Brighton Beach and 96th Street.

It’s a shame.

If I go back to NYC, now I’ll have nothing to wash my clothes against.