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Subway Snafu: Columbus Circle B Trades Colors With C
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 9, 2010
Modified Mar 9, 2010
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This is a relatively minor oopsy in the vast canon of MTA typos, but worth noting if only because it's fun to point out other people's typos sometimes, right guys? A tipster recently sent us this photo, taken on a platform at Columbus Circle. As you can see, the B is blue and the C is orange, which is not as the Authority intended. What's next, cats and dogs living together on the Q? Or maybe we just need to put on our 3-D glasses and it will all make sense. In response to our inquiry, Paul Fleuranges at NYC Transit sent us this statement:
The signage folks are going to check this out. The station complex is under rehabilitation and it very well may be that the contractor working on the project installed a sign in error, but that’s just an educated guest. If that is the case, our internal signage folks will walk station and make any fixes required.
Until then, we're through the Looking Glass, people! Take the blue line to Brighton Beach and don't look back.
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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