Beautification

A hideous construction site
I pass most every day
Has been totally transformed
With student artwork on display.

A city council member
Teamed up with a local school
Having students sketch Manhattan,
Ending with results so cool.

The fifth-graders painted taxis,
Famous buildings, even food
And of course, our well-known statue,
All with New York attitude.

What a wonderful solution,
Turning urban building blight
Into such creative efforts,
To the neighborhood’s delight.

*Thanks to Council Member Julie Menin
and the 5th-grade students of P.S. 183
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Slaughter Avatar
February 11, 2023 at 9:29 AM
A very good way to put artistic talent to very good use.
Rigoler Avatar
February 10, 2023 at 8:08 PM
A fine way to beautify drab buildings. / Maurice
Anaya Avatar
February 10, 2023 at 7:03 PM
More art please! A mural honoring a well-known LGBTQ+ activist was vandalized recently, how can they destroy beauty like that? Great piece.
Volumes Avatar
February 10, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Next time you pass it Ilene could you take a picture for us.? What a lovely poem !
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