Saturday, February 4, 2012

Fake Wedding Held at Uptown Subway Stations to Protest Loss of Token Booths

Fake Wedding Held at Uptown Subway Stations to Protest Loss of Token Booths

February 2, 2012 5:33pm | By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor

(Alex Castex-Porter)

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — A bride and groom exchanged vows this week amid gawking straphangers at the 168th Street subway station — but true love wasn't the reason for the subterranean nuptials.

Despite the presence of a priest and flower girls, the marriage was actually a piece of performance-protest aimed at drawing attention to the lack of manned token booths at subway stations.

The faux ceremony — also held at 181st Street station — were staged by the UP Theater Company at the Washington Heights stations as a demonstration against the removal of the staffed token booths by the MTA late last year. 

A video of the short performance, "Blessed Event," shot by Uptown Current blogger Alex Castex-Porter, shows surprised straphangers as they enter and exit the station, stumbling upon the site of a wedding party on the outline of the former booth. 

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20120202/washington-heights-inwood/fake-wedding-held-at-uptown-subway-stations-protest-loss-of-token-booths?utm_content=chiefcharley472%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Fake%20Wedding%20Held%20at%20Uptown%20Subway%20Stations%20to%20Protest%20Loss%20of%20Token%20Booths&utm_campaign=Fake%20Wedding%20Held%20at%20Uptown%20Subway%20Stations%20to%20Protest%20Loss%20of%20Token%20Boothscontent#ixzz1lMdIDZGb

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