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NYC artist’s creative quick fix for cracked subway tiles goes viral

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Weiss, A. (2026, October 3). NYC artist’s creative quick fix for cracked subway tiles goes viral. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/lifestyle/nyc-artist-goes-viral-over-creative-fix-for-broken-subway-tiles/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Aurielle Weiss

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Brooklyn artist Eujue gained widespread attention after posting on social media about replacing a cracked "E" tile in a Manhattan subway station with a living chia plant artwork. Her project, which has garnered over a million views online, aims to transform maintenance issues into artistic opportunities and encourage local artists to contribute creative solutions through the NYC Tile Watch website she launched. The initiative allows riders to report damaged tiles and collaborate with artists to create unique installations, potentially developing into an official MTA program.
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Eujue, a Brooklyn artist, gained widespread attention after posting on social media about replacing a cracked "E" tile at Delancey St.-Essex St. station in Manhattan's Lower East Side with a ceramic square featuring live chia plants spelling out the letter. The project was inspired by Eujue’s vision of a speculative future where nature and technology coexist harmoniously. Her artwork has since gone viral, garnering over a million views online. In response to this initiative, the MTA launched the NYC Tile Watch website, encouraging artists to contribute their own creative solutions to the city's subway tile maintenance issues. Eujue’s project highlights how small acts of creativity can address urban infrastructure problems while adding artistic value to public spaces.

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Subway riders can fill out a public interest form which will help gauge local artist interest in NYC Tile Watch website. “The missing “E” tile was a small change, but it made me think about how many overlooked spaces we pass by everyday,” the artist.
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🔮 The site was created so routine subway upkeep and public art could coexist.
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The MTA is more than a transit system for New Yorkers — it’s a lifeline that keeps the city going. asserted
that → ’ → city
But with over 8 million residents and riders, things are bound to break. asserted
things → bind → residents
Now, one Brooklyn artist has uncovered a way to turn at least one of the system’s structural flaws into art — a cracked tile at a time. asserted
artist → uncover → time
Eujue, no last name, recently went viral on social media with a post that snagged over a million views — showing her replacing a broken “E” tile at Delancey St.-Essex St. station, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. asserted
her → go → Side
The tile wasn’t restored with the boring black text. asserted
tile → restore → text
Instead, Eujue exchanged it with her own live creation — a ceramic square where the “E” is made with living chia plants. asserted
E → exchange → plants
“This speculative world described a future where plants, animals, and technology coexisted in harmony. asserted
plants → describe → harmony
This pushed me to want to build speculative objects that existed in a post apocalyptic future; a world where plants reclaim spaces that were once theirs,” the nature-loving New Yorker told The Post. asserted
Yorker → push → Post
The Brooklynite doesn’t want missing tiles to be seen as a maintenance problem anymore. asserted
tiles → want → problem
She encouraged artists to be inspired by this moment to “shape the city around them.” asserted
She → encourage → them
“NYC has always been a place where artists shape the city’s culture, and I hope our public spaces can reflect that. asserted
spaces → shape → that
I’d love to make the everyday places we move through feel more cared for and more connected to the people who live here,” she said. asserted
she → love → people
Eujue and her brother built NYC Tile Watch — a website where New Yorkers can report missing or damaged subway tiles. asserted
Yorkers → build → tiles
The site was created so routine subway upkeep and public art could coexist. uncertain
upkeep → create → ?
Once a report is made, local artists can fix the broken tiles by turning them into their own creation, bringing life into the dingy subway stations. asserted
artists → make → stations
The movement is gaining traction — even catching the attention of Mayor Mamdani. asserted
movement → gain → Mamdani
Eujue said she is currently in conversations with the Mayor’s team and the MTA — about how NYC Tile Watch could potentially develop into a formal program. uncertain
Watch → say → program
As of today, the Korean-American said that her site has accumulated 24 approved reports. asserted
site → say → reports
Subway riders can fill out a public interest form which will help gauge local artist interest in NYC Tile Watch website. “The missing “E” tile was a small change, but it made me think about how many overlooked spaces we pass by everyday,” the artist. asserted
we → fill → spaces
The widely-shared TikTok that made Eujue famous already has thousands of comments supporting and celebrating her movement — and making her a bit of a superstar on her socials. asserted
her → share → socials
In just a week, Eujue has gained thousands of likes, a plethora of new followers and become a local “subway hero.” “This is NYC. asserted
This → gain → followers
Art moves our city I love it, it’s soooo NYC,” one user gushed. asserted
user → move → it
Another chimed in, offering to do what New Yorkers do best — help. “What if we New Yorkers pitch in watering them too! asserted
we → chime → them
That way they live a little longer,” they said. asserted
they → live → ?
For Eujue, it’s just the beginning. asserted
it → ’ → Eujue
The Gothamite told The Post she’s working hard to make sure New Yorkers and visitors feel a kinship to the space that surrounds them. asserted
that → tell → them
“I’d love to make the everyday places we move through feel more cared for and more connected to the people who live here,” she said. asserted
she → love → people
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