MTA traffic checker Tremayne Cradle has become a fixture at the Mets-Willets Point subway station for the two loud and busy weeks during the US Open in Queens.
at the Mets-Willets Point subway station for the two loud and busy weeks during the event.
As the No. 7 train screeches into the station, Cradle, 45, can be seen and heard behind a bullhorn directing people to the Billie Jean King Tennis Center for the Open, while also trying to get baseball fans to Citi Field. “This is showtime,” Cradle told The Post. “I love doing the bullhorn. I love seeing people and directing the traffic. This is a lot of fun.”or the slider of deGrom, but he’s crafted the rallying cry for subway riders and pedestrians trying to find their way between the busy playoff-like baseball action and the closest concession stand for a Honey Deuce.Cradle has spent 22 years with the MTA as a traffic checker.
MTA traffic checker Tremayne Cradle has become a fixture at the US Open in Queens for directing foot traffic to the tennis matches and Mets game at Citi Field.But it’s on the boardwalk connecting Citi Field and the tennis Center during the Open where Cradle has become a folk hero and created a rallying cry for subway riders.During the first week of the tennis madness, the Mets and Dodgers also opened up a pivotal three-game series that felt like October baseball on Aug. 30.
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