The Empire State Building lit up for Biggie's birthday & people waited hours for limited MetroCards (pics, video)
Saturday (5/21) would’ve been The Notorious B.I.G.‘s 50th birthday, and NYC went all out in honor of the occasion, lighting up the Empire State Building in flashing red and white, with a crown spinning in its mast. See what it looked like in the pictures and videos below.
The MTA also loaded 50,000 special edition Biggie MetroCards in machines in three subway stations near his old neighborhood — Lafayette Avenue, Clinton-Washington Ave, and Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center. Those who ventured out in hopes of scoring one of the limited cards encountered hours-long lines and at least one out of order machine. If you missed out, lots of people are already flipping theirs on eBay.
Saturday’s tribute also included a Biggie “takeover” of the Clinton-Washington Ave. C station and video shown on the big display in front of Barclays Center. See pictures and video of all of it below, and get Biggie action figures and vinyl in the BV store.
Honoring a Brooklyn legend on what would have been his 50th birthday.
Happy Birthday, #Biggie 🙏 pic.twitter.com/IjBTciFZ2T
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) May 21, 2022
The line for the Biggie metrocard started before it’s release at midnight tonight. Only 50,000 available total city wide. 2 fare minimum required Happy 50th birthday Notorious BIG. pic.twitter.com/g3CDPIWkSi
— theglamorousnerd (@sonyamagett) May 21, 2022
For Biggie #Biggie50 pic.twitter.com/pusrITD5nq
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) May 22, 2022
Todays line for limited edition Biggie MetroCards in Brooklyn on legends 50th birthday. #Biggie pic.twitter.com/TcnNEzCED3
— Chinatown Phil (@Chinatown_Phil) May 21, 2022
Line for Biggie Smalls @MTA metro card pic.twitter.com/AGfZjEwVCZ
— Julianne Cuba (@Julcuba) May 21, 2022
I have dope ass friends. My girl Monique stood in line for 3 hrs in Brooklyn to get me an exclusive Biggie subway Metro card 🥺 pic.twitter.com/GQ39eKVXyL
— trish (@treeeeysh) May 21, 2022
