On Prospect Park West, between 14th and 15th street, The Pavilion cinema sits closed. After a long decline it was closed in early November, 2016. It has been leased to Nitehawk Cinema who are doing major renovation. Thus began the renovation project, initially ending in the summer of 2017, now […]
Public Art
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The outskirts of Dyker Heights are filled with wonders for its people to see. From murals to statues to even graffiti on a storefront, art can be found everywhere in this part of southern Brooklyn; one just needs to on the lookout. My neighborhood isn’t exactly a hotspot for street […]
This artwork, part of a movement called Public Gallery NYC, is something I pass almost every day in Brooklyn on Mill Avenue and Avenue U. I first noticed it two years ago on my way to school because the bus I took went down that street. I was very impressed […]
On the Corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H there is a mural that is sure to catch your eye. Painted on the side of the H&R Block there is a rainbow of colors: blue, yellow, and pink that pops out from the muted brown buildings. The mural, which is […]
When on my two-hour commute to and from school, I, along with thousands of other New Yorkers, am subjected to the numerous subway ads that decorate the trains. Among these advertisements are the visual creations from the advertising team of Casper, an e-commerce website that sells mail-order-mattresses. A few years […]
Anyone who has found themselves near the corner of Avenue H and Nostrand Avenue within the past few months may have been surprised by the presence of a few new residents. This larger than life mural, taking up three panels of wall on the side of the Nostrand Express Deli, […]
On the side of a building, perfectly in view of the entirety of an intersection between Avenue S and East 36th street, there is a remarkably large mural set carefully placed for all the world to see. Every time anyone walks down the street, as I do nearly every day, […]
In an area fairly devoid of street art, there is one commissioned piece that is sure to catch the interest of anyone walking by. Located in Brooklyn on Avenue N and 64th street is a mural on the door of the local Fire station 323. It a memorial painted in the […]
In honor of the Jewish holiday, Sukkos, City Councilman, Simcha Felder arranged for free outdoor entertainment to take place in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn on Sunday October 8th. The event took place on 19th Avenue, just a few blocks away from my house. The four middle […]
All around my neighborhood in Staten Island, there is so much different kinds of public art available for me to look at and appreciate that I didn’t even realize until I actively set out to look for it. It was hard to narrow it down to one work of art […]
