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George Bruce Library’s public art walk across Harlem invites engagement with the neighborhood’s history

The Jane’s Walk tour held May 2 spotlighted murals and sculptures old and new, exploring their cultural salience.

By Lara Harmankaya / Deputy Editor

Jane’s Walks are held across New York City’s five boroughs, dedicated to the memory of activist and urbanist Jane Jacobs.

By Lara Harmankaya • May 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM

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Hunt was known for his metal works and welding, drawing inspiration from nature and often containing the motif of wings, alluding to the flight of birds and airplanes.

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The traffic triangle the sculpture is now situated on was redeveloped with granite and landscaping to replicate the terrain that Tubman and her Underground Railroad passengers traveled through.

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The shape of the mosaics can be interpreted as representative of improvisational jazz’s unexpected twists and turns.

Photo by Lara Harmankaya / Deputy Editor

As chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Powell mobilized for Lydon Johnson’s War on Poverty legislation and pushed it through Congress.

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Harlem residents face 20 to 30 percent higher mortality rates from cancer than the rest of Manhattan and 30 to 40 percent higher than New York City overall.

Photo by Lara Harmankaya / Deputy Editor

Other murals produced by Thrive Collective include “I Am Harlem” and “Harlem Strong” in East Harlem.

Photo by Lara Harmankaya / Deputy Editor

Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X were known to have a profound friendship, with Kochiyama a member of his organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.