Tuesday, May 7, 2024

An East Village tribute to Flaco

Photos by Laura "Lulu" Reich 

Here's an in-progress look at a Flaco tribute mural going up outside the Second Avenue F stop on Houston.

The work is, appropriately enough, by Nite Owl, an Oakland, Calif.-based artist known for his expressive murals of owls. (Check out his work on Instagram.)
Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, was found dead on Feb. 23 after apparently colliding with a building on the Upper West Side. As the Associated Press put it, "Flaco ... escaped from New York City's Central Park Zoo and became one of the city's most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan." 

Flaco spent eight days in the East Village and Lower East Side this past November. Flaco was first spotted in the East Village on Nov. 6 at the Kenkeleba House Garden off Avenue B and Third Street. He was seen repeatedly over the next few days here and on the Lower East Side.

Updated 6/8: See the final mural here.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 7, 2024 at 8:37 PM

    Poor Flaco. What a special treat it was to have him visit our 'hood during his freedom tour, scrambled though he was from rat poison. Humanity is the worst of all species. Nice to see a mural go up; looks like it's going to be good.

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  2. NOTORIOUSMay 8, 2024 at 6:32 AM

    Love this.

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  3. AnonymousMay 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM

    The EV has the best mural art and artists anywhere.

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