David at Ironic Sans noticed that the tiles depicting the number 42 along the 42nd Street A/C/E station wall looked almost perfect for a flip book treatment, or rather, an animated gif—he noted it looked "like consecutive frames of animation depicting a jumping or sinking number." The hypnotizing gif can be found after the jump, and for those interested in making their own, try to 59th Street station—where David notes there are similar tiles. Can you think of any others? We wish these penguins could do a little dance for us! more ›

It seems the MTA/NYC Transit crew quietly fixed the "Brodaway" typo we spotted recently. Someone at SubChat wrote that as of this past Monday the misspelled tile sign was "corrected by using a thermal tile marking device by covering the squares in black (I did see the original lettered outline underneath), then place each a white 'A' and 'D' over it, but with a slightly bolder font, in what is now in their proper setting." Sounds like a quick, inexpensive fix (albeit more inconsistent font work), but it didn't stick! Another SubChat post from yesterday declares it is back to "Brodaway" and suggests the MTA "leave things alone so that the sign can remain as part of the lore (and lure) of the subway." more ›