Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Tuesday's parting shots

There were several reports of chalk hearts around the neighborhood... tributes to Hash Halper, the artist known for drawing chalk hearts on sidewalks in the East Village and other parts of the city in the past few years. 

Halper — aka @newyorkromantic — died this week at age 41. (You can read our post here.) 

Halper told The New York Times in February 2018 that he draws the hearts "because he feels New York is losing its romance, with people holding phones instead of looking at each other." 

Steven took these photos in Tompkins Square Park...
The March Hare also left a hearts tribute outside the shop on Ninth Street...
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5 comments:

  1. JAMESJune 16, 2021 at 8:05 AM

    Very nice tribute. I was hoping this would continue with a tribute to his memory.

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  2. AnonymousJune 16, 2021 at 11:14 AM

    This is so sweet. I wish he could see.

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  3. AnonymousJune 16, 2021 at 1:07 PM

    Not editorializing here but I think it would be a good idea to post a Suicide Prevention hotline number with these posts. Such a costly, tragic shame.

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    1. GrieveJune 16, 2021 at 1:39 PM

      I included that information on the original post on his death.

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  4. SarahJune 21, 2021 at 10:50 PM

    I never knew who was behind the hearts. So sad. Please, folks who are struggling, more people care about you than you know. If you don't feel you're worth getting help for, do it for them.

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