Video: Inside the GCT Apple Store

I didn’t have a chance on Friday to swing by the Apple Store in Grand Central. Even though my office is a few blocks away, the day just slipped away from me. Over the weekend, with Santacon descending upon the city and vistors flocking to the new store, Grand Central looked like a madhouse, and it’ll probably stay that way through the end of the holiday season. So if crowds aren’t your thing, beware.

The MTA, though, in an effort to highlight the new store and combat some lunacy from our politicians, can take you on a tour. On Friday afternoon, the authority released the above video on YouTube. It features Jeffrey Rosen, the MTA Director of Real Estate, discussing the way the new store fits in with the historic train station. His defense of the new store is more subtle than Pete Donohue’s, which properly chides our politicians for pettiness even as they allow the state to strip MTA funding with nary a protest.

Even if Apple products aren’t your thing, the new store allows for some great views of the main hall at Grand Central that were formerly limited only to patrons of Metrazur. For the views alone, it’ll be worth it to check out the space once the crowds die down.