FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes from the first day in Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island…
Fair weather and art that invites everyone to join in greeted families, tourists and many first time visitors to the special community in the East River. Here’s some of what it looked like.
FIGMENT NYC 2019 continues for one more day. Other artwork, with a special exhibit in the Motorgate Parking Garage atrium, can be experienced all along Main Street.
FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes:
FIGMENT Project
“FIGMENT is a free, inclusive, participatory arts event held in multiple cities and drawing tens of thousands of participants each year. FIGMENT’s mission is to offer free, family-friendly and participatory art to entire communities.”
Figment Project website
Landing FIGMENT NYC 2019 for Roosevelt Island was a major win, and RIOC pulled it off so well, it will come back in June, 2020.
More about Roosevelt Island and FIGMENT
Unequal Bargains
On June 18, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee gathered to discuss ground leases, the master retail lease, and the ten additional years being offered under the Island’s master lease. Howard L. Polivy, the committee’s chair, opened the meeting as a longtime host shows guests through a familiar house, pointing out the furniture as if it had never moved an inch.
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