Project Description
Youth worked with the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Safety Education and the agency’s Urban Art Program to create a mural entitled “Stop, Look, Listen” on a pedestrian and vehicle overpass in Sunset Park. The teen artists explored safety and traffic statistics, studied sign-making, and conducted interviews throughout the neighborhood before taking on the massive wall that spans approximately 270 feet between 62nd and 64th Streets. The mural is a vibrantly colored reminder to “Stop, Look, and Listen” when driving and walking through traffic. “Stop, Look, Listen” reminds us that it is everyone’s responsibility to improve safety conditions in our neighborhood. This project both beautified an unsightly overpass and empowered the youth artists to take a lead role in making our streets and neighborhoods safer.
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