About balloons <3 Project

for 8 months, a red shiny heart balloon has been resting among the constellation of stars, in the grand central terminal ceiling

more 750,000 people travel through grand central terminal, each day

and this is a memory, and a guide, of the commuters through grand central terminal - jan

← return to balloons <3
red heart balloon

Feburary 2026

a 60" heart balloon was carried into grand central terminal for a party, and was accidentally released, which floated above

rose heart balloon

March 2026

The heart balloon gets noticed, social media and news coverage picks up!

Chapter 2 photo
gold heart balloon

March 7, 2026

Jan spots the beloved heart balloon, and snaps a selfie

Chapter 3 photo
yellow heart balloon

June 2026

10-Minute Challenge: The Ceiling at Grand Central Terminal (NYTimes article)

teal heart balloon

Summer 2026

More people posting about the heart balloon (Source: Instagram)

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green heart balloon

July 2026

News coverage from: NY Post

"We usually just wait for the helium to lose its effect…the big one’s going to take a while"

"We’re in the process of trying to get a drone, and kind of pop them…but you can’t damage the ceiling" - GCT Employee

blue heart balloon

August 2026

More posts about the heart balloon in Grand Central Terminal (Instagram; Reddit)

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black heart balloon

September 30, 2026

Beloved balloon departure (Instagram)

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silver heart balloon

Or is it? (October 2026)

A story from: PIX 11 NYC News

picture of news
hot pink heart balloon

A Reminder 💌

For wonder, for hope, from the daily lives of Grand Central Terminal commuters (source: Instagram)

Chapter 10 photo