Unfortunately, I lost the name of the art work, but my favorite piece in the exhibit are the three videos that are hanging off the walls in the upstairs room. In each video it shows a different locations in NYC over the course of several years and the innovations in such communities. I thought it was just simply amazing that in the midst of 6 years, a vacant lot with a forest in it turned into a series of beautiful condos. In addition, I was able to see the gradual progression of the construction being done, which I thought was very interesting.

I think I gravitated toward this piece of art because all my life I lived in Park Slope. Unfortunately, due to a fire I was forced to leave the only place I called “home”. I don’t visit much because it is so far from where I currently reside, but recently I was able to walk the entire neighborhood on a stroll with my boyfriend. After my pleasant stroll, I can honestly say I barely recognized it. Over the eight years I stopped going to Park Slope, I can say maybe a handful of the places that are on the old block I used to live on, are still there from my time.

As much as I miss my old neighborhood, and walking everyday on 5th avenue, I have to admit that the innovations that have occurred in the past eight years, are amazing. To bad it wasn’t like this when I lived there.