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A Garden is Blooming Over 96th Street Subway Riders

Monday, July 12th, 2010

96th-street-flowers1 DNAinfo reports that workers have begun installing an art piece in the 96th Street 1/2/3 subway station that will give riders a garden view of sorts. 180 metal flowers are being installed in the station, linked together and hanging from the ceiling. The piece, titled Bloemendaal as a reference to the Upper West Side’s historical name, Bloomingdale, is part of the station’s $65 million dollar renovation, which has been taking place since 2007. Click through for more photos of a rendering of the artwork as well as the piece’s current state, courtesy of DNAinfo.