Activists demand Pel Bay
Park road fl ooding fi x
is the biggest concern in
warmer weather is near
(Bartow-Pell) mansion,” said
James Breen, adding fl ooding
occurs in the location
and that water will remain
there for a long time.
Tommy Breen said
that a curve in Shore Road
very close to the Bronx/
Westchester line is also a
concern and fl oods often.
Flooding near the Bartow
Pell museum on Shore
Road got so bad recently that
one of two motorcyclists who
were riding side-by-side in
the southbound lane broke
away and drove onto a pedestrian
path to avoid the pooled
water, said the Breens.
Recently, DOT placed
cameras on Shore Road, to
observe traffi c conditions,
said Tommy Breen.
A preliminary design
for improving Shore Road
in this area is scheduled
for public comment at Community
Board 10 in August,
with a fi nal design expect a
several months later, said
Tommy Breen.
DOT spokeswoman, Alana
Morales, said that the
agency would look into the
possibly of including these
park roadways in future capital
projects.
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The Compound
debuts Muhammad
Ali-themed exhibit
(l-r) John Stango; Liza Gonzales, Compound Gallery co-owner and Peter Tuchman, New York Stock
Exchange stock trader inside the gallery. Photo by Aracelis Batista
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The coolest art hub in the
south Bronx is at it again.
The Compound gallery’s
newest exhibit, open until
June, is a real knockout to
say the least.
Titled ‘The Heavyweight
Contender’, pop artist John
Stango debuted his Muhammad
Ali-themed exhibit adjacent
to the Third Avenue
Bridge on Wednesday, May
8.
For Stango, this is his
fi rst solo exhibit in New
York City and it certainly
‘fl oats like a butterfl y and
stings like a bee’.
Growing up in Philadelphia,
PA as a relative to the
beloved art legend Norman
Rockwell, it was only a matter
of time before Stango’s
work found its way into the
big apple.
Celebrities like Bronx
stylist and infl uencer Jerome
Lamaar, singer and
songwriter Annalise Azadian,
and of course the
Compound’s owner Set Free
Richardson along with many
others poured in to see Stango’s
debut exhibit of vibrant,
brush strokes of ‘The Greatest
of All Time’ in addition
to other iconic fi gures.
Some of Stango’s most
popular pieces that night
were his adaptation of Benjamin
Franklin, which to this
reporter appeared to have a
Mona Lisa-like effect.
Of course, the modern
Frank Sinatra portrait was
a hit, as was Stango’s piece
on Eminem in addition to
many other talented works.
The Heavyweight Contender
exhibit will be open
on Fridays and Saturdays
from noon to 5 p.m. for the
public until Wednesday,
June 12 when Japanese artist
Dragon76 sets up shop in
the gallery.
A car navigates through a fl ooded location on Shore Road by the Bartow-Pell Mansion in Pelham Bay
Park in late April. Photo courtesy of James Breen
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