Art lovers line up at Grand Central for $1 NYC souvenirs — and they’re only available until Christmas
NY Post
It’s rage for the machine.
Grand Central commuters headed home this holiday season might be shocked to see a Disney World-level line snaking through the halls and out toward the exits.
Don’t worry, the TikTok crowds haven’t suddenly discovered the charms of Dobbs Ferry or Darien — but they are here for artist Anastasia Inciardi’s viral $1 image vending machine, in its final days at the transit hub.
Since Nov. 11, the quarters-only mini-print producer, part of the terminal’s annual Holiday Fair, has proved popular enough with the public that security guards have had to be hired for crowd control.
Plug in your change and you’ll randomly receive one of 10 iconic illustrations of New York City, depicting the likes of Grand Central’s clock, an oyster from the Oyster Bar, a New York City MetroCard and NYC hot dogs, among others.
And despite being asked to play a game of memorabilia roulette, fans have nonetheless been waiting for up to half an hour to score the charming Big Apple souvenirs — each measuring about 2½ by 3½ inches — before the machine disappears on Christmas Eve.
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