MTA? we hardly knew V!

Monday, June 28th, 2010 by
tags: events, subway

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Yeah yeah… It’s not Brooklyn. We know. However, the venerable (V) Train made its final trip this past Friday night into early Saturday morning, and Newmindspace had the awesome idea of throwing a party on the train to celebrate its last ride.  The last train left the 2nd Ave station in Manhattan at 11:33pm and arrived at its final destination of Forest Hills in Queens at 12:34am.  

In between, it was all party.  

Throngs of people all dressed in orange and in high spirits filled the back three cars.  There were people playing bongos, people giving stump speeches, shouting, singing, and even a vuvuzela concerto, with the musical pieces including, “V will Rock You” and “V didn’t Start the Fire,” among others.  The NYPD must have been alerted to the party beforehand because there were about 20 officers chaperoning the trip, but they were in great spirits as well and were smiling and enjoying themselves when their high-up boss (who was also on the train) wasn’t looking.  So with all of this, there was no way that For the Love of Brooklyn could have missed this!

Waiting for the final train to arrive on the Lower East Side; the final empty train about to be filled with revelers!

The Motorman for the Last (V) Train Ever reflects and poses for the camera.

Vuvuzuelas? On a train?! Loud!!

It’s not a party unless you’re hanging from the ceiling! Getting crazy as we approach the final countdown…

MTA SAFARI. Mission: Find the last known (V) train in existence.

How cool is that MTA costume?

Smiles abound as the train approaches the end of its journey.

We’ve arrived at Forest Hills!!!