STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kali DeCristoforo, a Staten Island Academy senior, never expected a quiet tribute to her father would wind up on display in one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world.

But that’s exactly what happened when her photograph — an image of her father, Mark DeCristoforo, head football coach at St. Peter’s Boys High School — was selected to appear in “Dear New York,” the largest public art installation New York City has seen in decades.

The exhibit, which opened Oct. 6, is currently on view at Grand Central Terminal until Oct. 19.

“Not sure if this is story worthy but I was so honored I had to share,” Mark DeCristoforo wrote, after learning the photo had been chosen. “Apparently this was selected among many submissions to be part of an art exhibit in Grand Centra

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