Freedom Tunnel
March 27, 2020
On 3/24/20 my room mates and I walked into the Freedom Tunnel in New York City. It’s named after graffiti artist Chris “Freedom” Page. Weirdly enough there is a Freedom Pl. at the south end of the tunnel. The name Freedom Tunnel might also play into the people who use to live there. They are known as the Mole People.
The tunnel runs from 124th - 72nd st. Approx 2.6 miles! We had masks, flashlights, and boots. A train runs approx. every hour. It’s suggested to face in the direction the train is going due to dust. Here’s how to enter on 124th.
It was a blessing to learn about graffiti artist Hugo Gyrl (@HugoGyrl) who created this Corona 2020 tag. Then to find another tag of theirs pretty deep in the tunnel.
Of course I can’t forget about my man SNOEMAN (@thesnoeman) whose tags I’ve seen around NYC for quite awhile now.
Getting out was a challenge. I think due to the lock down, AMTRAK gates at the end were closed. We had to climb over a structure, move wooden panels across the fence onto a bulldozer, crawl across, climb down, and exit casually through a basketball court. I don’t have photos of that; too busy trying to get out. I would definitely go into the tunnels again.
