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<\/a>I was a bit early so I walked Roosevelt Avenue for a bit first, peering into the area we were about to venture into and through.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Social practice artist\u00a0Cody Herrmann of FlushingBayandCreep<\/a>, and Steve Vazquez of Queenscapes<\/a> organized and kicked off the tour (in collaboration with NYC H2O<\/a>) at the ‘tip’ of Willets Point – recognizable from the elevated 7 train, and adjacent to the manicured Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n After entering the Willets area, we explored abandoned areas and standing water – with 6-foot-tall grass it was impossible to tell if this was always abandoned wetland or formerly the location of automotive businesses (hint: the latter).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n This area included this wonderful ‘public art’ installation involving a Pathmark 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src=”https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190803-DSC06527.jpg” title_text=”Cody Herrmann on dataviz towel” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190803-DSC06530.jpg” title_text=”inviting others to relax on dataviz towels” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And lastly some final views underneath the overpasses 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