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5Pointz Aerosol Art Center |
Long Island City |
Queens |
Graffiti Mecca and an outdoor art exhibit space |
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Alexander Calder's Terrazzo Sidewalk |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
Sidewalk art by sculptor and artist Alexander Calder |
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Andrew Haswell Green Memorial, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Memorial to notable NYC planner & reformer |
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Big Pun Mural |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Graffiti mural commemorating Bronx-born Puerto Rican hip hop artist |
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Celebrating Puerto Rican Musicians Mural |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Depiction of important Latino musicians by James de la Vega |
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Crack is Wack Playground |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Park decorated with the work of Keith Haring |
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East River Reflections Labyrinth |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Large labyrinth painted on asphalt |
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Empire State/Borden Dairy Building (former) |
East New York |
Brooklyn |
Former dairy building with beautiful tile mural on facade |
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Fireman's Memorial |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Neighborhood meeting place |
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
Corona |
Queens |
Vital open space and home to two World Fairs |
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Hall of Fame for Great Americans |
University Heights |
Bronx |
Historic outdoor hall of fame offering panoramic views |
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Hans Christian Andersen Statue |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Central Park statue for the Danish author |
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Harlem River Houses Sculptures |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
WPA sculptures in a landmark public housing development |
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Hope Tree |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Tree decorated with commemorative items |
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Koenig Sphere ("The Sphere") |
Financial District |
Manhattan |
Remnant from the Work Trade Center |
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Lafayette Monument |
Park Slope |
Brooklyn |
Popular meeting place |
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Library Lions - New York Public Library |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Iconic statues marking the entrance to the public library |
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Limestone Frieze of Moses |
Weeksville |
Brooklyn |
Public art adorning the grounds of the Kingsborough Houses |
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Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Memorial and educational center at the former Audubon Ballroom |
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Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue |
Union Square |
Manhattan |
Monument located in the southwest corner of Union Square Park |
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Monument to Minetta Creek (former) |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
A revealing look at New York's subterranean streams |
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Mosaic Benches at Grant's Tomb |
Morningside Heights |
Manhattan |
Colorful community art project |
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Mosaic House |
Boerum Hill |
Brooklyn |
Private home transformed into work of art |
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Mosaic Mural, "John Wayne and the American Frontier" by Knox Martin at John Wayne School P.S. 380 |
Williamsburg |
Brooklyn |
Striking piece of public art in a public school |
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Naumburg Band Shell, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Intimate performance space in Central Park |
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Nuyorican Poets Cafe |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A popular forum for poetry slams |
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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Memorial to American Revolutionary War prisoners |
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Seward Park Housing Murals |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
1939 murals depicting Franklin Roosevelt and Einstein, among others |
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Socrates Sculpture Park |
Long Island City |
Queens |
Public park and site of sculpture installations |
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Spirit of East Harlem Mural |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Four-story mural painted by and about El Barrio residents |
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Staten Island September 11 Memorial |
St. George |
Staten Island |
In memory of Staten Islanders lost in the 2001 terror attacks |
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Sunnyside Arch |
Sunnyside |
Queens |
A gateway to the Sunnyside neighborhood |
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The Cube |
East Village |
Manhattan |
Astor Place sculpture by Bernard Rosenthal |
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Unisphere |
Corona |
Queens |
Built by US Steel as the symbol of the 1964-5 New York World's Fair |
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Utica Avenue Train Station |
Crown Heights |
Brooklyn |
Special for its public art |
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Venus Mural |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Public art that has graced prison facade since 1970 |
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Virgen Del Carmen Protegenos Shrine |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
A commemorative shrine |
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Wall of Respect for Chinese Workers (site of) |
Chinatown |
Manhattan |
Mural created to curb local gang violence, demolished in 2006 |
