{"id":953,"date":"2018-10-24T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?p=953"},"modified":"2020-03-09T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:21:44","slug":"new-mural-commemorates-myrtle-wyckoff-pedestrian-deaths-ridgewoodpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/new-mural-commemorates-myrtle-wyckoff-pedestrian-deaths-ridgewoodpost\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW MURAL COMMEMORATES MYRTLE-WYCKOFF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS, Ridgewoodpost"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"953\" class=\"elementor elementor-953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e40d39d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"2e40d39d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c2c3344\" data-id=\"4c2c3344\" 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-386cd515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386cd515\" 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>More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick.<\/p>\n<p>The mural, which runs along the back of Duane Reade on Palmetto Street under the subway overpass, is a project by Families For Safe Streets, a non-profit dedicated to implementing the city\u2019s Vision Zero initiative. It was made in collaboration with fellow non-profit ArtBridge, which supports large public art installations across New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The mural honors Hui Wu, a 26-year-old who died in 2009; Ella Bandes, who died in 2013 at 23 years of age; and 60-year-old Edwin Torres, who died in 2014. All three were all struck by MTA buses near the junction. Painted by artist Ruth Hoffheimer, the mural depicts groups of colorful silhouettes standing in a crosswalk over the words \u201cSafer Streets\u201d and \u201cVision Zero.\u201d The mural is meant to represent the community, diversity and creativity present in the neighborhood. \u201cI see them also as protestors who are fighting for safer streets and claiming their right of way,\u201d Hoffheimer told the Ridgewood Post. Hoffheimer met with Ken Bandes and Judith Kottick, the parents of Ella Bandes and leaders of the mural project, to learn about their daughter and incorporate elements of her into the design. Dancers and musicians can be seen throughout the painting\u2013Ella was both. While they were unable to reach the families of the other two victims, Families for Safe Streets Coordinator Chana Widawski says they were always kept in mind during the creation process. \u201cThere is no question that this mural is 100 percent in their honor and in their memory,\u201d Widawski said. Advocates at the gathering also called for greater street safety measures throughout New York City, and referenced the Vision Zero Street Design Standard, a plan put forth by Transportation Alternatives, the non-profit that vouches for safe streets.<\/p>\n<p>View full article at <a href=\"https:\/\/ridgewoodpost.com\/new-mural-commemorates-myrtle-wyckoff-pedestrian-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ridgewood Post (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Ridgewood Post<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick. 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