A dinosaur newsstand in a Brooklyn subway station: Rex's Dino Store
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On 3 October 2026, Simon Willison reported that at the turnstiles of the Grand Army Plaza subway station at the northern end of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, a former newsstand is now run by a dinosaur called Rex's Dino Store, with an extremely high density of dinosaur puns inside. This is the only report on the matter so far, with no earlier or follow-up information to compare against.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 13 d ago
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Oct 3
- Simon WillisonRex's Dino Store
Museum: Rex's Dino Store Located just before the turnstiles in the Grand Army Plaza subway station at the north end of Brooklyn's Prospect Park is this former newsstand which is now operated by a dinosaur. The density of dinosaur puns is exceptional .