Why Did The MTA Completely Sand Down These Wooden Subway Benches?

Ooh la la<br>

Ooh la la<br>

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Ooh la la<br>

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Jen Chung / Gothamist

Usually subway benches look this one at West 72nd Street<br>

Usually subway benches look this one at West 72nd Street<br>

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Usually subway benches look this one at West 72nd Street<br>

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It's like a brand new bench! Almost.<br>

It's like a brand new bench! Almost.<br>

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It's like a brand new bench! Almost.<br>

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They haven't been sanding the backs of the benches.<br>

They haven't been sanding the backs of the benches.<br>

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They haven't been sanding the backs of the benches.<br>

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This is the Two-Face of benches!<br>

This is the Two-Face of benches!<br>

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This is the Two-Face of benches!<br>

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What brand new subway benches look like—from the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/09/13/7_train_hudson_yards.php">2015 opening of the Hudson Yards station</a><br>

What brand new subway benches look like—from the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/09/13/7_train_hudson_yards.php">2015 opening of the Hudson Yards station</a><br>

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What brand new subway benches look like—from the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/09/13/7_train_hudson_yards.php">2015 opening of the Hudson Yards station</a><br>

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