Projects
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This Is Our Safety Zone Safety Sign
This safety sign project was the third in a series of five projects in the StreetWise: Hunts Point initiative. Funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and its Cultural Innovation Fund, and in partners...
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Bronx Rising
Bronx Rising presents a community-inspired vision for Hunts Point as a neighborhood on the rise, much as the phoenix rises from the ashes to achieve new life. In the mural, a central figure o...
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Hunts Point Heroes
In 2012, Groundswell teamed up with the New York City Department of Transportation, Majora Carter Group, and students from Hyde Leadership Charter School to create the “Hunts Point Heroes.” The five portraits created through this partnership celebrate local community change makers, including Arthur Aviles, Majora Carter, Megan Charlop, Sister Thomas, and Gilbert Valle.
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A Better Bronx
A Better Bronx was created in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation and Majora Carter Group and highlights the importance of a sustainable environment to a waterfront community.
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RESPECT: Embrace your community
For "RESPECT: Embrace your community," seniors from the Pio Mendez Center in Hunts Point worked with students from the nearby MS 424. The seniors engaged that explored of what constitutes a safer, cleaner neighborhood.
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Yes She Can!
"Yes She Can!" is a mural that celebrates the relationship between the Bronx community and its environment. This mural proudly and boldly displays the words, “You do not have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one.”
