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Deets: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that this historic moment will be memorialized in New York with a set of 12 murals appearing throughout all five of the city’s boroughs, each designed by a local artist.
The initiative is a project of the Groundswell Community Mural Project, the Department of Parks & Recreation, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Department of Youth and Community Development. New Yorkers can pitch in on “community paint days” at each site, starting, July 14, when Mamdani and Groundswell will kick off the initiative at the Montbellier Park bleacher wall at Eastgate Plaza and Springfield Boulevard in Laurelton, Queens, where a mural designed by Peach Tao will take shape.
Mural locations are as follows:
Bronx
Walton Playground (Fordham Heights), 2115 Walton Avenue at East 181st Street. Lead Artist: Angel Garcia
Franz Sigel Park (South Bronx), 670 Walton Avenue at East 153rd Street. Lead Artist: VASH
Brooklyn
Callahan-Kelly Playground (Ocean Hill), 2300 Fulton Street. Lead Artist: Miki Mu
Garden Playground (Bushwick/South Williamsburg), 16 Garden Street at Flushing Avenue. Lead Artist: Yolande Delius
Manhattan
St. Nicholas Park (West Harlem), 582 St. Nicholas Avenue at West 139th Street. Lead Artist: Viktoriya Basina
Coleman Playground (Two Bridges/Lower East Side), 58 Market Street at Monroe Street. Lead Artist: Misha Tyutyunik
Lily Brown Playground at Fort Washington Park (Washington Heights), 915 Riverside Drive at West 163rd Street. Lead Artist: Vincent Ballentine
Queens
Montbellier Park (Laurelton), 138-17 Springfield Boulevard at 138th Road. Lead Artist: Peach Tao
Emerald Playground (Pomonok), 162-41 71st Avenue at 164th Street, Fresh Meadows. Lead Artist: Carlos Mateu
Steinway Playground (Astoria-Ditmars), 20-35 38th Street at 20th Road. Lead Artist: Colleen Kong-Savage
Staten Island
Prall Playground (West Brighton), 241 Elizabeth Street at Forest Avenue Long Pond Lane. Lead Artist: Mimi Ditkoff
Arrochar Playground (Arrochar), 71-61 Sand Lane at Major Avenue. Lead Artist: Lina Montoya
Hint for the Average Socialite: This event is open to the public.
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