MTA’s return of live underground concerts wins applause, ovation
More than 12,000 performances in 35 different locations in season
The MTA’s popular Music Under New York series, which gives musicians of all genres a place to play in the subway system, is slated to return to the subway system on June 4, more than 14 months since it suspended public performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past, Brooklyn stations where Music Under New York could be heard included Court Street-Borough Hall, Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, the Grand Army Plaza station, and within the Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Terminal.
Authority officials, including MTA Arts & Design Director Sandra Bloodworth, joined longtime Music Under New York groups to formally celebrate the news Thursday with a brief concert at the 72nd Street station featuring The Opera Collective, four opera singers, and Diverse Concert Artists, a string quartet.