The two-day sale offered old subway signs, seats and MetroCards once used across New York City.
Around 4,000 people attend the event each year, according to a report by news agency AFP.
He described it as “old and creaky and it’s outdated,” but said those qualities were also part of its appeal. It smells like a subway station, but there’s something about it that makes it real New York, one of a kind in the world,” he said. The two-day sale connected to New York’s subway system offered station signs, seats and MetroCards, many of which had once been part of everyday journeys across the city. Juba acknowledged that the city’s subway system has its problems. “But I think that’s what makes it interesting. And this piece of metal is dirty.
The orange plastic subway seats have become particularly popular since they were introduced for sale last year, according to the organisers.
he said he had always paid for his journeys Although he no longer takes the train to major basketball games. Paul Dvoskin, the director responsible for the programme, said the idea developed around five years ago. “Five years ago, an idea was born to hold a garage sale of sorts, and to let people just come in and purchase these items” in person, he explained. “I’d like a piece of New York to represent my living space, like as a representation of me,” she said.
Lee bought a metal sign marked Penn Station, a subway stop associated with Madison Square Garden, where his favourite basketball team, the New York Knicks, plays its home games. Speaking to reporters, Lee recalled using the subway regularly while growing up in New York. For Ijeoma, the purpose was to bring something connected to the city into her home.
