Afrocentric mosaics by Rico Gaston greet commuters at 167th Street in the Bronx.
This one depicts Gil Scott-Heron. Other homies include James Baldwin, Maya Angelou and Sonia Sotomayer.
Weird landscape art behind a wrought iron fence caught my eye a block south on the Grand Concourse.
Anachronistic sculpture adorned the front yard too.
Welcome to the Andrew Freedman Home, surely one of New York City's more bizarre public spaces. Freedman, former owner of the New York Giants, built it almost a century ago as a place to retire for wealthy people who had fallen on hard times.
Two of the enormous rooms on the first floor have been turned into local art galleries.
Art work also hangs in the long hallways.
A rowboat washed up on the carpet.
Way beyond the art, a young woman studied.
Lay down your yoga mats here.
The furnishings and fixtures still have an institutional feel.
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