NY: Aretha Franklin Gets Respect from the NYC Subway

After Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, impromptu fan tributes began popping up in the Franklin Avenue subway stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Source WFMZ

Sept. 4, 2018

The New York City subway is paying homage to the Queen of Soul.

After Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, impromptu fan tributes began popping up in the Franklin Avenue subway stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Though they were quickly taken down, the images went viral on social media, and the MTA -- Metropolitan Transit Authority, the body that manages the subway system -- decided to do something more permanent.

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