Photos: The New Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
In the Fifth Avenue Lego Store, the subways take tokens.
Lego store token booth clerk
A Lego sculpture of an MTA employee in an old-fashioned token booth clerk, with the old NYC subway toekn above. There's also a sign that says the J is not working and a subway map of midtown.
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In Lego NYC, all the subway stops are named after NYC nicknames, which would probably be confusing if you actually lived there.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The Lego tokenbooth features a Y token, last used in the real subway system in 1980.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Hop in for a tour of the new Lego flagship store on 5th Avenue and 51st Street! There are many new life-size Lego sculptures in the store, including this old timey cab.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The store features Lego dioramas of many NYC buildings, including 1 WTC.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A Lego Brooklyn Bridge diorama
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Iron Man flies over a Lego Rockefeller Center diorama
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The skating rink at Lego Rockefeller Center
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Another view of Lego Rockefeller Center
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The store features a number of Statue of Liberty sculptures
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The Tree of Discovery is the centerpiece of the new Lego 5th Avenue- it features many inset scenes and hidden features.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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You can sit next to the Hulk in this giant sculpture- be sure to lean left for the correct effect.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Lego firefighters throw a cat from one floor to another while Lego police attempt to capture a Lego thief, at the top of the central staircase in the store, which has two floors.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A new interactive experience allows you to customize Minifigures; you can pick an outfit, and decorate it with text or emojis.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The printer allows you to print on both sides of the Minifig.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The printer can take 8 figures at a time.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A Lego store worker flipping the Lego Minifigs in the printer.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Lego Minifig torso after printing- you can pick out a custom head, pants or dress, and accessories at nearby stations.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The Lego Bricklab, where you can build a sculpture and then have it scanned into a really wild Lego world. The experience lasts about 20 minutes.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A Lego big apple.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A Lego NYC Waterway ferry: no word on how much subsidy it receives from the Lego city government.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The bikelane on the Lego Brooklyn Bridge is much less crowded than in the real world.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Wyldstyle, a character from the Lego Movies catches an early 80s style burner
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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One of the multiple Statues of Liberty at the store
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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The reverse side of the large Tree of Discovery at the store
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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An even larger Statue of Liberty sculpture- this one talks and the face changes expressions.
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A cat hidden in the Tree of Discovery
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A hidden inset scene in the Tree of Discovery
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A squirrel on the Tree of Discovery
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Broadway posters in the main stairwell of the store
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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A large Ghostbusters sculpture on the second floor of the Lego store
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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Regrettably, the pandemic has led to service cutbacks on the Lego MTA
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
Lego Store 5th Avenue Opening
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