Who's bad?
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), for refusing to honour Michael Jackson at a Downtown Brooklyn subway station, a local politician says.
The Gloved One rocked the bustling Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in 1987 while filming his famous Martin Scorsese-directed "Bad" video there.
Since his June 25 death, City Councilwoman Letitia James has been trying to convince the agency to rename or co-name the station in Jackson's honour, but to no avail.
James (D-Brooklyn) said Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials even told her to "beat it," when she asked to hang a plaque at the station in honour of the late King of Pop.
She's a NY gal and she's not giving up. She plans to organise a petition drive to pressure the agency into reconsidering.
Letitia said; "Having Michael Jackson visit and moonwalk at this station was a huge deal not only for Brooklyn, but all of New York in the '80s, and renaming this station in his honour would put it on the map and help ensure that people don't forget."
The acclaimed 16-minute Scorsese-Jackson video is more of a short film and also features a young Wesley Snipes in one of his early acting roles before he became a Hollywood star.
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