Sunday, September 3, 2023

Neighbors come together to create a streetscape on 9th Street

We've been watching a communal mural project unfold this past week outside 418.5 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. (Top photo by Steven.)

Local resident and artist Javi Vecino Cintron led the project with the assistance of neighbors.

Here's how it started back on Tuesday (photos below by William Klayer)...
... and how it ended...

9 comments:

  1. Now can we see what the inside looks like?

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  2. This is fantastic!!

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  3. Looks great. Better than that plain brown wall before.

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  4. This is beautiful and unique. Love it.

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  5. This wall has been such a problem for 418.5 for a while now, so this is a pleasure to behold. We hope taggers leave it alone!

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