Project Description
“South Brooklyn” celebrates the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn. Groundswell artist Bayunga Kialeuka worked with youth and administrators from the South Brooklyn Youth Consortium, a community center in Coney Island, to create a mural focused on family, community, and education. The mural depicts local residents in a tutoring scene in one of the center’s classrooms and an outdoor scene on the famed Coney Island boardwalk. The mural highlights well-known landmarks of Coney Island while also celebrating the day-to-day activities of this vibrant community.
Fun Facts
The famed Coney Island Cyclone has the distinction of being the most copied roller coaster in history. It has inspired several replicas around the world. The Cyclone became a National Historic Landmark in 1991.
Coney Island is actually a peninsula. It was once a barrier island but has since been connected to the mainland by landfill.
Did you notice that the pattern of the floor in the mural matches the one in the real community center?
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