MTA admits ‘we got it wrong’ over Georgia O’Keeffe’s typo at new Grand Central complex

For heaven’s sake!

An art installation in a brand new $11 billion MTA rail terminal expansion for the Long Island Railroad under the Grand Central Historic Complex misspelled the name of one of America’s most famous artists, Georgia O’Keeffe.

That’s one more letter than her last name had when it was written under her famous quote – “You can’t paint New York the way it is, but rather the way it feels” – on a wall-mounted wall panel. mezzanine level deep inside Grand Central Madison.

This is the latest and perhaps the funniest mistake that affected the huge train station, which had so many delays and budget overruns that it took more than two decades and $11 billion to complete. competence in the process.

MTA officials said the embossing was done on vinyl and could be easily corrected, but declined to give a price or timeline for correcting the typographical error.

Georgia O'Keefe

The name of famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe was misspelled.


artist Georgia O'Keeffe

The dedication is located on the new mezzanine level of the Long Island Railroad concourse near Madison Avenue and 47th Street.


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artist Georgia O'Keeffe

One more “f” than her last name had when it was written under her famous quote.


Georgia Okif

An art installation on the MTA’s Long Island Railroad terminal addition contains a misspelling of the famous American artist’s name.


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“We obviously screwed up on this and it’s being fixed,” MTA spokesman Tim Minton said.

The MTA currently operates a limited service between Grand Central and the LIRR hub in Jamaica, continuing to cruise to solicit the new station. Officials say they will introduce an extended schedule in the next few weeks.

Bloomberg News was the first to notice the typo.

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