Donald Trump's electoral college victory has triggered a wave of partisan rancor and self-doubt among American liberals. Nowhere has the effect been felt more than New York City, which has played host to some of the largest protests against the President-elect.
Though most of the feeling has been negative toward Trump or the people that elected him, but the 14th Street subway station offers a more positive message. The messages are part of a project called Subway Therapy, Matthew Chavez's brainchild.
Chavez, who goes by Levee, sits in the Union Square station with a card table full of self-stick notes and a pen. He offers a chair to sit and talk with him and wall to leave a message behind. Here, take a look.
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The messages are of rage, hope, and calls for unity in the face of what many feel is a disastrous result for America.
If you live in NYC, in the 6th Avenue/14th Street subway terminal, there is a "therapist" who is giving out post-it notes so you can vent. pic.twitter.com/JnvfghvzIs
— casey ? (@caseyyy_x33) November 11, 2016
Therapy post it wall in NYC Subway last night. pic.twitter.com/1nEGWw5uog
— A M B (@bonomoam) November 10, 2016
'Subway Therapy' - people leave their thoughts about the election on Post-it notes in NYC subway station https://t.co/niG8vLHkw0 via @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/Nx9zbBEgz6
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) November 10, 2016
Subway Post It Therapy in NYC #streetlevelmiracles pic.twitter.com/T2TWEgOj75
— SubwayTokenFilms (@SubwayTokenFlms) November 10, 2016
Check out a New York Times video about the project below.
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