The Onion
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New York City
https://datavandals.com/newsstand
Data Vandals Newsstand
As part of the MTA’s Vacant Unit Activation Program, the Data Vandals created a data-art kiosk and conversation space on the downtown 6-train platform at 51st & Lexington.
Active
New York City
When the space is open, it will be a place for conversation, with weekly surveys, changing exhibitions, in-person events, talks, music, and a free newspaper. Through weekly sticker votes, charts, maps, and quirky drawings, riders can share their experiences with others, opening lines of communication and dialogue. When closed, the outside wall of the newsstand sports a mural detailing moments from New York’s history and showcasing data and facts that the average strap hanger can enjoy. In 2019, this station had 18.9 million passengers, making it the 10th-busiest station in the subway system. This translates to an average of 52,000 passengers per day.
Resources
- Org. type
- Grassroots / Indie project
- Country
- United States of America 🇺🇸
- Language(s)
- English
- Categories
- Artistic interventions, Civic data, Digital literacy
- Added
- 2026-03-30
- Last modified
- 2026-09-21T12:51:16.000Z
Additional details
- Affiliation
- Data Vandal
- Number of integrations
- 0
- Activity status
- Active
- Geographic focus
- New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
- Geographic focus — country
- United States of America 🇺🇸
- Political unit
- public space
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