GREENPOINT THE VOICE OF
VOLUME 46 | NUMBER 23
GREENPOINT | WILLIAMSBURG & BUSHWICK JUNE 14, 2018
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P.S. 34 Celebrates Annual Art Parade
By Alex Wieckowski
Greenpoint Gazette
Art teacher Lisa Summa (right, striped colored dress) applauds her students as the two judges (far right, black shirts) evaluate the artwork. Photo by Ami Essreg-Gallagher
An Inside Look at How W’burg's Domino Park Was Made
Nearly 100 parents packed into the schoolyard of Public School 34, many with their camera in hand, in hopes of capturing their child’s big moment. But this wasn’t graduation day, it was the school’s annual art parade. Around 9 a.m., every class from kindergarten to fifth grade slowly entered the schoolyard and took a seat. School Principal Carmen Asselta greeted the audience and thanked everyone for coming to the event. She then passed the mic to Lisa Summa, the school’s art teacher. Summa explained that each class was assigned an artist and spent time studying the artist’s life and artwork. Students then created their own artwork based on the artist they studied and would now present their creations in the art parade. To start the parade, Summa handed the mic to two kindergarten students who gave a rough summary of Claude Monet’s life. The two then joined their class, which then walked around the courtyard showing off their wonderful artwork as the parents in the audience waved to their kids and snapped photographs. See page 2
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By Stephen Koepp
The Bridge
Walking along Domino Park, the new Williamsburg esplanade on the East River, feels a bit like being on an ocean liner. In this 100-foot-wide park, one is never far from the water and always coming upon a new experience — historical, reflective, playful, aquatic — all of it packed neatly into its 6-acre space. Continued on page 47. Photo by Daniel Levin/ Courtesy of Two Trees Management
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