{"id":801,"date":"2025-08-26T16:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/?p=801"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:33:08","slug":"the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-new-groundswell-mural-honors-neighborhoods-past-present-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/2025\/08\/26\/the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-new-groundswell-mural-honors-neighborhoods-past-present-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Heartbeat of Gowanus\u2019: New Groundswell mural honors neighborhood\u2019s past, present and future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-mural-fac-groundswell\/\">BrooklynPaper<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/author\/meaghan-mcgoldrick\/\">Meaghan McGoldrick O&#8217;Neil<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/author\/paul-frangipane\/\">Paul Frangipane<\/a>\u00a0| Published August 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The walls of the Fifth Avenue Committee\u2019s Center for Community Development on DeGraw Street now pulse with new life.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Aug. 21, FAC and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundswell.nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groundswell Community Mural Project<\/a>&nbsp;unveiled \u201cThe Heartbeat of Gowanus,\u201d a large-scale community mural created by lead artists Kristy McCarthy and Yolande Delius in collaboration with 13 youth artists from Groundswell\u2019s Voices Her\u2019d Visionaries program, local leaders and neighborhood residents.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>City Council Member Shahana Hanif also attended the unveiling, underscoring the mural\u2019s political and social resonance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mural is a movement that demonstrates the work of women and BIPOC people in this community and particularly the working class fight to ensure that the future of Gowanus is clean air, affordable housing and one that\u2019s equitable,\u201d Hanif said. \u201cWe\u2019re headed towards resilience, we\u2019re headed towards ensuring that this community is welcoming and inclusive \u2026 and that we get to honor it with art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Heartbeat of Gowanus\u201d is one of more than 700 Groundswell murals citywide.<\/p>\n<p>[See full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-mural-fac-groundswell\/\">here<\/a>]<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-mural-fac-groundswell\/\">BrooklynPaper<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/author\/meaghan-mcgoldrick\/\">Meaghan McGoldrick O&#8217;Neil<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/author\/paul-frangipane\/\">Paul Frangipane<\/a>\u00a0| Published August 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The walls of the Fifth Avenue Committee\u2019s Center for Community Development on DeGraw Street now pulse with new life.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Aug. 21, FAC and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundswell.nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groundswell Community Mural Project<\/a>&nbsp;unveiled \u201cThe Heartbeat of Gowanus,\u201d a large-scale community mural created by lead artists Kristy McCarthy and Yolande Delius in collaboration with 13 youth artists from Groundswell\u2019s Voices Her\u2019d Visionaries program, local leaders and neighborhood residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/2025\/08\/26\/the-heartbeat-of-gowanus-new-groundswell-mural-honors-neighborhoods-past-present-and-future\/\">READ 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