Manhattan's Mural Magic
Bursts of color around town, from the Upper East Side to Chinatown
| 15 Nov 2019 | 03:31
Cranes on Doyers Street in Chinatown. (
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Panda on Canal Street in Chinatown. (
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Einstein on a bike on East 48th Street and Third Ave. (
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Outside the Oculus in Downtown Manhattan. (
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Outside the Oculus at the World Trade Center. (
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Dragon on Doyers Street in Chinatown. (
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A Banksy painting, once on the wall of the Beach Cafe, disappeared after the place on East 78th Street and Third Ave. closed recently. (
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Downtown outside the Oculus. (
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Poet Federico Garcia Lorca on a building at 128 Lafayette St. (
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On the wall of Janovic Paint & Decorating Center in Yorkville (
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Nothing brightens any walk through the city than the discovery of a mural. Manhattan's gray and drab walls suddenly become bursts of color that draw the eye and the heart.
Some are whimsical, others, straightforward. Some make you pause and think, others make us smile. What's not to like? Here's a sampling of a few found in Chinatown, outside the Oculus downtown, in midtown, and on the Upper East Side.