Train authority rejects bid to name station after Michael Jackson
The New York train authority rejected a proposal to rename a downtown Brooklyn subway station after the late Michael Jackson.
Jackson filmed the video for Bad at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in 1987. He died suddenly at the age of 50 on June 25.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rejected a proposal to name or co-name the station in honour of Jackson, said city councilwoman Letitia James. But James plans to launch a wider campaign, including a petition drive.
“Having Michael Jackson visit and moonwalk at this station was a huge deal not only for Brooklyn, but all of New York in the 1980s. And renaming this station in his honour would put it on the map and help ensure that people don’t forget,” she said.
The MTA said none of the subway stations are named or co-named after individuals to avoid confusion.
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