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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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East Village photojournalist Stacie Joy chronicled the production of the “Loisaida Thrives” mural with three photo essays on the EV Grieve journal from April 12 – May 31. Enjoy them all. In the News EV Grieve: “A look at ‘Loisaida Thrives’ on Avenue C and 6th Street EV Grieve: “Art returns to a familiar wall…
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Last fall, Kate Schmidgall propositioned us. She reached out with news that our friends at the Leadership Foundations had nominated Thrive Collective for a long-form feature produced by her team of creatives. If we were interested, they would dive deeper to determine if we’d be a good fit. Kate is the founder and principal of…
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***MEDIA ADVISORY. COVERAGE AND CAMERAS WELCOME*** Arts Collective Commemorates 30 Years of Shaping NYC and Its Youth With Monumental 800th Mural On Lower East Side NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 18, 2026) – Thrive Collective, a nonprofit organization with a 30-year history of arts and mentoring throughout New York City, is celebrating bringing professional artists and…
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Celebrate the “Loisaida Thrives” mural with us at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the mural…
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Join us live at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling for the “Loisaida Thrives” mural at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the…
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On the southwest corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street, in the heart of Thrive Collective’s multigenerational work, the new “Loisaida Thrives” mural is taking shape. Although Thrive Collective has now painted over 750 murals across New York City, Dallas, Oakland, and more, this one is arguably the most personal and significant yet. The early…
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