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Bryan Ohio – Lester’s Diner – Landmark

Bryan Ohio – Lester’s Diner – Landmark
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BUSINESS Iconic ’50s-style diner in Bryan sold to Four Seasons restaurant Lester’s giant coffee cup sign copied in 1970s TV sitcom ‘Alice’

"Tree City USA" is a continually evolving community that is always glad to see a new face. Welcome to Bryan! *By Author Norman Crampton in his Book "100 Best Small Towns in America"

Lester’s Diner — a fixture in Bryan for almost half a century — closed this spring and will become a Four Seasons restaurant, with an American-Greek menu like others in the locally owned chain.

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Reopening of the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station on the Astoria Line

Reopening of the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station on the Astoria Line

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The 39 Av subway station on the N, W lines reopened on Monday, January 28, 2019, weeks earlier than scheduled. The station was closed in summer 2018 for a major repair project that included work to the station’s structural steel and concrete, and modernization work that included new digital signage and a redesigned turnstile area.

The station was also renamed as 39 Av-Dutch Kills to reflect the neighborhood’s history.

MTA Arts & Design commissioned "Hellion Equilibrium" by Sarah Morris to bring color and transparency to the station platforms. The vibrant tempered laminated colored glass artwork references an abstracted rendering of the station’s GPS location. Morris’s span of work has included visual references to GPS technology, topological mapping and industrial graphics, with an interest in patterns of movement within cities.

Photos by MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann

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Reopening of 28 St on the 6 Line

Reopening of 28 St on the 6 Line

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MTA New York City Transit reopened the 28 St station on the 6 line on Monday, January 14, 2019, after a months-long station repair and modernization project. While crews made extensive repairs to the station’s structural steel, they also upgraded and modernized the station infrastructure such as turnstile areas, digital signage and station entrances.

MTA Arts & Design commissioned "Roaming Underfoot," a series of four glass mosaic murals by artist Nancy Blum for the station platforms to celebrate the station and the neighborhood above, which includes nearby Madison Square Park. The artwork depicts seven flowering plants that are sourced from the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Perennial Collection to represent plants that withstand the city’s changing climate: Red Buds, Magnolias, Hellebores, Witch Hazel, Daffodils, Hydrangea and Camellia.

Bloom’s intent was to capture Madison Square Park’s role as an urban sanctuary and to enhance the station environment. Known for her detailed floral studies, Blum transforms the study of botany into bold and expressive statements of art.

Photos: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit