Mamdani ska sväras in på nedlagd t-banestation
På nyårsafton ska New Yorks nye borgmästare Zohran Mamdani sväras in. Det sker under en privat midnattsceremoni på en nedlagd tunnelbanestation från 1904, rapporterar The Guardian.
Den 34-årige demokraten säger att han valde platsen för att den symboliserar början på en ny era.
– Det var ett fysiskt monument till en stad som både vågade vara vacker och bygga storslagna ting som förändrade arbetarklassens liv, säger han.
Stationen var en av de 28 ursprungliga i New Yorks tunnelbanesystem. Den lades ner 1945 när tunnelbanan moderniserades. 1979 kulturminnesmärktes den av staden.
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City Hall station
Wikipedia (en)
The City Hall station, also known as City Hall Loop station, is a closed station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located under City Hall Park, next to New York City Hall, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as the southern terminal of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the segment of the line that includes the City Hall station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. As ridership grew, it was deemed infeasible to lengthen the original platform to accommodate ten-car trains. The station was closed on December 31, 1945, because of its proximity to the Brooklyn Bridge station.
The City Hall station, with its single track and curved side platform, was the showpiece of the original IRT subway. The single platform and mezzanine feature Guastavino tile, skylights, colored glass tilework, and brass chandeliers. The Rafael Guastavino-designed station is unique in the system for the usage of Romanesque Revival architecture. The tunnel passing through the City Hall station is still used as a turning loop for the 6 and <6> trains and can be seen from passing trains. The station is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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