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We are seeking to raise $50,000 to launch a competition for a design concept for a monument to New York’s Tunnel Workers, also known as Sandhogs. Their work, so invisible to the public, is laborious, dangerous, and foundational to our entire transit system.

We seek to incorporate into our design for Penn Station a monument memorializing their labors. It is fitting that a space designed to be lofty, inspiring and uplifting should also hold a space honoring the invisible, dangerous, gritty and essential work necessary to make it all happen.

The winning design concept team will receive a stipend of $10,000 to work along side our architectural/design team to further develop their concept into a plan, as the plans for Penn Station also evolve. While we of course can not predict the outcome of the Penn Station redesign, we will continue to advocate for the winning Monument concept however Penn Station designs may unfold.

Can you donate $500, $1000, or even $5,000 today in honor of New York’s brave Sandhogs and to support young designers in having a beautiful impact on the public sphere?

Your support has already made a huge difference to the public conversation. Will you help us take this transformative project to the next stage?

Thank you for your commitment!