Beautification

A hideous construction site

I pass most every day

Has been totally transformed

With student artwork on display.

 

A city council member

Teamed up with a local school

Having students sketch Manhattan,

Ending with results so cool.

 

The fifth-graders painted taxis,

Famous buildings, even food

And of course, our well-known statue,

All with New York attitude.

 

What a wonderful solution,

Turning urban building blight

Into such creative efforts,

To the neighborhood’s delight.

 

*Thanks to Council Member Julie Menin

and the 5^th-grade students of P.S. 183