‘Wild’ new mural dedicated at Atlantic Ave. entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park
Officials cut the ribbon on a “wild” new mural Monday at the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) underpass at the Atlantic Avenue entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP).
The lushly-colored work completes the transformation of the once-grim underpass into what’s being called the Atlantic Avenue Gateway, connecting the shops of Atlantic Avenue to the park.
The mural, which covers the entire south wall of the underpass, was created by Brooklyn-based artist Nelson Rivas, aka Cekis. Rivas, who was born in Chile, was chosen from a pool of 28 artists.