New Mural Going Up at Sands Street Gate

There’s an large mural going up now on the Sands Street Gate, courtesy of the Groundswell Community Mural Project. (Here’s our interview with the founder of Groundswell, Amy Sananman.) The organization brings together kids, artists, and volunteers to paint artwork around NYC. This particular mural is the work of 4th and 5th Graders from PS 307. It’s in celebration of the history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and will be unveiled June 3rd. The Navy Yard’s Andrew Kimball, who brought the mural to our attention at a Community Board 2 meeting last week, also mentioned that the restoration of the Sands Street Gate, which has been ongoing for quite some time now, should wrap soon.