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Prominent Bay Ridge artist and mural designer Michael McLeer, better known as “Mister Kaves,” recently painted an extraordinary “Support Our Neighborhood” mural on the east side of Fifth Avenue near 86th Street. There will be a formal “Bay Ridginal” unveiling on Friday, July 24 at 11 a.m. The mural is sponsored by a grant from NYC Small Business Services…
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He Wanted to Be John Travolta. Instead, He Became ‘Kaves.’ As a child, Michael McLeer wanted to be like John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” and escape Brooklyn. A tragedy in the neighborhood changed his mind. Read the full article by reporter Abby Ellin here. Visuals by Lanna Apisukh.
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Join Us 7/24/2026 | 11AM 502-512 86th Street at 5th Avenue Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Art by Mister Kaves Sponsored by NYC Department of Small Business Services Public Realm Grant With Support from ASG Equities, NYC Council Member Kayla Santosuosso, former NYC Council Member Justin Brannan, the 86th Street BID, the Fifth Avenue BID, and the NYC…
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“Bay Ridge-based artist Michael ‘Kaves’ McLeer recently completed a new mural that pays homage to the neighborhood. … “McLeer worked in collaboration with the 86th Street Business Improvement District, the Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue BID, Thrive Collective and others. ”The mural for me is snapshots,’ he said. ‘I continued the ‘Welcome to Bay Ridge’ theme…
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Thrive Collective has received a 2026 Public Realm grant from the NYC Department of Small Business Services to beautify a large wall in Bay Ridge. Bay Ridge’s beloved artist Michael “Kaves” McLeer will continue our 2023 “Welcome to Bay Ridge” collaboration on the same building and lead the project with us. We will host a…
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The Brooklyn Paper celebrates the “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural by Michael “Kaves” McCleer, with support from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan and the Brooklyn Nets. Here’s an excerpt. Full article. The “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural on 86th Street, near the corner of Gatling Place, memorializes some of the neighborhood’s most prominent figures, including…
read moreIn Spring 2022, Thrive Collective partnered with PS 250 for a full mural makeover of the front entrance of their building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After exploring different themes and design ideas with students, veteran street artists Kaves, RIBS, and Bianca Romero interpreted the student work on the wall. The completed makeover spans over 100 feet…
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Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Four indoor projects; eight outdoor. Guest artists include Sonic, Daze, Crash, Kaves, and ADM. Photos online at Flickr; portfolios coming soon to SchoolMurals.org.
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