At First Street Green Art Park: Nite Owl, SVA Mural Artist Residents, Jose Aurelio Baez, Damsel in Defiance, Vitale Brothers, Mort, Paolo Tolentino, VK Mills, Ratchi, Cram, Yellow Kid Slanty & Maxel

July 2, 2026

Situated right where the Lower East Side meets the East Village, First Street Green Art Park continues to showcase a rotating collection of murals spanning diverse artistic styles and themes. The boldly colorful image mural above was painted by Bay Area-based Nite Owl.  Several more artworks recently captured at FSG Park follow:

SVA Mural Resident Artists — Jenny Roesel Ustick (Mural Residency Coordinator, June 2026), Intelligent Mischief, Sarah R. Coates, Brooke W, Galen Dara, and Emma

NYC-based painter and muralist Jose Aurelio Baez

NYC-based itinerant artist Damsel in Defiance introduces us to her signature character

St. Petersburg-based muralists the Vitale Brothers

Mort, Paolo Tolentino and VK Mills bring a pizza party to the park

Ratchi, Cram  and  Yellow Kid Slanty celebrate the Knicks

Danish artist Maxel shares his stylish graffiti with us New Yorkers

All artworks painted under the curatorial direction of Jonathan Neville.

Photo credits: 1-7 Lois Stavsky; 8 Tara Murray


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