Stop, Look, Listen
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Community Partners
Neighborhood
Location
7th Avenue and 65th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220
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None
Youth worked with the New York City Department of Transportations Office of Safety Education and the agencys 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 everyones 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.
