New Yorkers queue for hours to buy subway memorabilia, with signs costing over $1,000

Times of India - Oct 13, 2026

New Yorkers queued for hours at an annual MTA sale in south Brooklyn to buy discarded subway signs, seats and MetroCards. Station signs cost $500 to over $1,000, while orange subway seats sold for around $900. Filmmaker Spike Lee was among the shoppers, purchasing a Penn Station sign. The two-day event attracts around 4,000 visitors annually.

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