Manhattan has sections of midtown dedicated to one type of product. So you will find several blocks in a row of perfume retail and wholesale. Leather coat shops, and in this case bulk fabric wholesale and retail. With a shop selling just thread.
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At some point the MTA decided to try and pretty up the horrendously gross and oppressive subway system with some art installs. In some places, the 8th ave/14th st Subway hub it's a bunch of mirthful brass figures. In this Brooklyn station it takes the form of creepy eyes staring out from inside the wall.
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In a couple more months it will be this again. Wheee!
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