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title: Rex's Dino Store
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/2/rex-s-dino-store/
source: simonwillison-net
published: 2026-10-02T22:57:38Z
updated: 2026-10-02T22:57:38Z
first_seen: 2026-10-03T18:50:22.084231971Z
labels:
- art
- new-york
summary: 'Museum: Rex''s Dino Store Located just before the turnstiles in the Grand Army Plaza subway station at the north end of Brooklyn''s Prospect Park is this former newsstand which is now operated by a dinosaur. The density of dinosaur puns is exceptional. Tags: art, new-york'
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  alt: Green Rex's Dino Store sign with yellow lettering advertising NEWS • ROCKS • EGGS • LEAVES • STICKS • NEST GOODS • LOTTO, beneath a window displaying dinosaur-themed newspapers and candy bars, framed by white subway tiles.
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[![Green Rex's Dino Store sign with yellow lettering advertising NEWS • ROCKS • EGGS • LEAVES • STICKS • NEST GOODS • LOTTO, beneath a window displaying dinosaur-themed newspapers and candy bars, framed by white subway tiles.](https://niche-museums.imgix.net/rexs-dino-1.jpg?h=200)](https://www.niche-museums.com/119)

[Museum](https://simonwillison.net/elsewhere/museum/) [Rex's Dino Store](https://www.niche-museums.com/119) — Grand Army Plaza subway station, Brooklyn, NY

Located just before the turnstiles in the Grand Army Plaza subway station at the north end of Brooklyn's Prospect Park is this former newsstand which is now operated by a dinosaur.

The density of dinosaur puns is *exceptional*.

Posted [2nd October 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/2/) at 10:57 pm