Situated right where the Lower East Side meets the East Village, First Street Green Art Park continues to showcase a rotating collection of murals spanning diverse artistic styles and themes. The boldly colorful image mural above was painted by Bay Area-based Nite Owl. Several more artworks recently captured at FSG Park follow:
SVA Mural Resident Artists — Jenny Roesel Ustick (Mural Residency Coordinator, June 2026), Intelligent Mischief, Sarah R. Coates, Brooke W, Galen Dara, and Emma
NYC-based painter and muralist Jose Aurelio Baez
NYC-based itinerant artist Damsel in Defiance introduces us to her signature character
St. Petersburg-based muralists the Vitale Brothers
Mort, Paolo Tolentino and VK Mills bring a pizza party to the park
Ratchi, Cram and Yellow Kid Slanty celebrate the Knicks
Danish artist Maxel shares his stylish graffiti with us New Yorkers
All artworks painted under the curatorial direction of Jonathan Neville.
Photo credits: 1-7 Lois Stavsky; 8 Tara Murray