{"id":10159,"date":"2023-03-02T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T21:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=10159"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:51:00","slug":"bridging-the-divide-baruch-houses-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/page\/bridging-the-divide-baruch-houses-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Divide: Baruch Houses, Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10159\" class=\"elementor elementor-10159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio_page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-333d37a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"333d37a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-636299c9\" data-id=\"636299c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14699d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14699d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b584a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b584a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The artworks developed at <strong>Baruch Houses<\/strong> are a testament to the perseverance of the community and artists. The program confronted a number of road blocks due to post Hurricane Sandy construction as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the local community\u2014including the incredible Baruch Houses Resident Association, the office of Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, and residents themselves\u2014were able to rally together to ensure that this exhibition fully represents the history, hopes, and spirit of the Baruch Houses. Workshops were held at Abrons Art Center, the Resident Association Office, and a Community Art &amp; Resource Fair that included numerous community partners. Through these events, residents were able to contribute their own ideas to the final artworks.<\/p><p>Photo Credits for all Baruch Houses artworks: Paul Katcher<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a466ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"3a466ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-1024x551.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ashes57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-2048x1101.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2015-2-scaled-e1678996236108-700x376.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-1024x568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ashes57 (Delphine Ettinger), Night by the East River, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-2048x1137.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3832-e1678996145794-700x389.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-1024x563.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ashes57 (Delphine Ettinger), Night by the East River, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-2048x1126.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Artbridge_Baruch-Houses_Photo-by-Destiny-Mata_5X1A3837-e1678996173468-700x385.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a959aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a959aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ashes57 (Delphine Ettinger), <em>Night by the East River<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p><i>Night by the East River<\/i>, by Ashes57, depicts a portrait of the Baruch Houses. Using her distinctive black and white palette with an occasional burst of color, the artist portrays the houses and various local landmarks. The Williamsburg Bridge, East River Park, and FDR Drive are inhabited by musicians, revelers and a cast of typical New York birds and animals milling about the streets of the Lower East Side. Residents were able to add their own characters to the artwork during the workshop that the artist led as part of the Community Art &amp; Resource Fair.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/SfXzL5EB2rP7S1zd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">72 Baruch Drive, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashes57.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ashes57.com\/<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashes57\/\">@ashes57<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f029c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"f029c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2009-scaled-e1677791654545-1024x589.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Nancy Saleme, I am Here Because I Care About You, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2009-scaled-e1677791654545-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2009-scaled-e1677791654545-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2009-scaled-e1677791654545-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2009-scaled-e1677791654545-768x442.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-2048x1157.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-700x395.jpg 700w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2014-scaled-e1677791835259-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-1024x589.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Nancy Saleme, I am Here Because I Care About You, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-2048x1178.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-345x198.jpg 345w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2011-scaled-e1677791883118-700x403.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e0db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e0db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nancy Saleme, <em>I am Here Because I Care About You<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>Nancy Saleme\u2019s <em>I am Here Because I Care About You<\/em>, transformed photographs of flowers local to the Baruch Houses into vibrant digital paintings punctuated by graphic floral patterns. Her palette transitions from colors associated with sunrise to those of sunset to trace the journey of a complete day. Responding directly to a comment made during one of her workshops, Saleme designed this piece to bring joy to her community, as one resident shared, \u201cI would like to see something that makes me smile, because there is enough sadness in the world.\u201d<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/muW421pkvTDmTbDj7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Various fences near Baruch Drive, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nancysaleme.wixsite.com\/nancy-saleme-art\">https:\/\/nancysaleme.wixsite.com\/nancy-saleme-art<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gku_nyc\/\"> |<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/threadingtrends\/\"> @threadingtrends<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78cdfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"c78cdfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-2048x1285.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2034-scaled-e1677791719199-700x439.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21585c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21585c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>George Torres Jr., <em>Starship Imagination<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>George Torres Jr.\u2019s <i>Starship Imagination<\/i> invites the youth of Baruch Houses to put down their digital devices and get outdoors. His artwork features train engines and space stations, elements of jungle gyms that were placed in public housing developments across America in the 1960\u2019s. The Williamsburg Bridge and an image of two friends holding a baseball bat, their hands intertwined in camaraderie and teamwork, are also depicted. The artist put these images over abstract backgrounds inspired by workshops he held at Baruch. Torres, who grew up in the Houses, hopes his artwork offers the older generation a sense of nostalgia, while prompting the younger generation to get energized and play.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/muW421pkvTDmTbDj7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Various fences near Baruch Drive, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_graffixx\/\">@gt_graffixx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a741afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a741afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bridging the Divide: Media\/Press Coverage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc4bf8c simple-blog-list-no-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"1cc4bf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"10159\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPublic Art, Community Hope, The Nation\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 6, 2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Andrea Arroyo is co\u2013art director of Opp-Art. She is an \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/deck-the-streets-wreaths-embellish-south-shore-telephone-poles-staten-island-live\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Deck the Streets\u2019 wreaths embellish South Shore telephone poles, Staten Island Live\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 22, 2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Telephone poles in Annadale, Eltingville and \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/transforming-urban-spaces-2-staten-island-nycha-buildings-get-an-artistic-makeover-staten-island-live\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTransforming urban spaces: 2 Staten Island NYCHA buildings get an artistic makeover, Staten Island Live\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 8, 2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. &#8212; There are more than 300 miles \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container 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