• Sunday, 01/24/2016

  Mural Unites Crown Heights

  An artistic creation of a mural titled "Crown Heights One" brought together community leaders of the Jewish and black communities.

  COLlive
• Wednesday, 01/20/2016

  Wednesday: CM Laurie Cumbo Invites Crown Heights Residents to Weigh in on Community Mural

  The ONE CROWN HEIGHTS mural [to be executed by Groundswell] has the ability to transform and unite the residents; the public’s contributions are not only valued, but necessary.

  C. Zawadi Morris, The Brooklyn Reader
• Tuesday, 01/19/2016

  Jeff Koons Will Work With Teenagers on Upcoming Soho Mural

  Jeff Koons is currently working with a group of students on the mural's design and implementation, and even hosted them for an afternoon in his studio.

  Cait Munro
• Monday, 01/18/2016

  Jeff Koons and Local Teens Set to Create Mural at New SoHo Luxury Hotel

  The new luxury hotel in SoHo from developer Aby Rosen will feature a mural by Jeff Koons and a group of local teens.

  Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo
• Thursday, 01/14/2016

  New City Program Brings Art by Public Housing’s Own Residents to its Walls

  Councilman Ritchie Torres has wrangled $500,000 for an as yet unnamed city program launching next month that will employ NYCHA residents aged 16 to 24 to paint murals on the walls of the public housing facilities where they live.

  Guelda Voien, The Observer
• Thursday, 12/10/2015

  Clarke Celebrates Brooklyn Art Institutions’ Haul Of NEA Grants

  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke celebrated that once again Brooklyn arts and cultural organizations received a truckload of National Endowment for the Arts 2015 grants announced this week to support their work in the community.

  Kings County Politics
• Monday, 12/07/2015

  The Impact of Street Art

  WPIX interviewed Patrick Verel on their morning show about Verel's book, Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impact of Street Art.

  WPIX 11
• Thursday, 12/03/2015

  One Crown Heights Arts initiative hosts panel discussion promoting diversity through arts

  Supporters of the One Crown Heights Arts initiative gathered at a panel discussion hoping to bridge cultures through the arts.

  News 12
• Wednesday, 12/02/2015

  Local Youth Leadership Programs Receive Thousands In Grants From Brooklyn Community Foundation

  Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Park Slope, Gowanus, and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF).

  Heather Chin, Park Slope Stoop
• Wednesday, 12/02/2015

  Panel Discussion Planned to Connect Black, Caribbean and Jewish Residents of Crown Heights

  New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo will present on Wednesday, the first public panel discussion for One Crown Heights, a cross-cultural project intended to increase community bonds, mobilize positive behavior and create opportunities for the black, Caribbean, Jewish and newer residents to work towards One Crown Heights.

  C. Zawadi Morris, The Brooklyn Reader

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