$11 Billion and a Typo: New LIRR Terminal Etches Error in Stone
Georgia O'Keeffe in 1931.
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The sparkling new Long Island Rail Road terminal in Manhattan’s Grand Central station has at least one flaw.
The concourse walls are emblazoned with tributes to New York City from luminaries including Toni Morrison and Lin-Manuel Miranda. One such testimonial carved into the wall is a quotation from Georgia O’Keeffe: “One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”