Step inside a subway station like you've never seen before. Rather than tile walls, plastic seats, and paper posters, everything—and we mean everything—is made out of fabric. There's a knitted-and-crocheted MetroCard, a felt version of a Union Square subway tile, and even a textile subway rat!
Inspired by artful 49th Street Station, artists Karima Sundarji and Sue Hunter began the project by re-creating the station's mosaic subway signs in knitting, quilting and needlepoint. The project grew from there to create a very nostalgic and very New York exhibition called Straphangers Lounge.
You can see it on display this weekend for free at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, 6th floor in Times Square. It's on view as part of Vogue Knitting Live 2025, a major textile conference. Here's when to see it: Friday, January 17, 5-8pm; Saturday, January 18, 10am-6:30pm; and Sunday, January 19, 10am-3pm.
While you're there, look for a Dr. Zizmor's poster, a MetroCard, an NYC anthora coffee cup, and a Missed Connections poster.