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# Saw a great big station, Stretched and said: "What station is this — Dibuny or Yamskaya?" And from the platform they said: "This is the city of New York"
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/uvidal-bolshoi-vokzal-potianulsia-i-skazal-chto-za-stantsiia-takaia-dibuny-ili-iamskaia-a-s-platformy-govoriat-eto-gorod-niu-iork/
- Published: 2026-07-26T13:56:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T09:10:51.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Observations, New York, Humour

Saw a great big station,  
Stretched and said:  
"What station is this?  
Dibuny or Yamskaya?"  
And from the platform they said:  
"This is the city  
of New York. This is the city of New York, they say."

*Literal translation*

And, accordingly, a mosaic in the New York subway, Prince Street station, with typical characters of the local underground: a marginal element in search of sustenance at a rubbish bin, a man with an oversized load, business ladies

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_21062@26-07-2026_16-56-25.jpg)