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Nature-Inspired NYC Street Art, Part II: MenaceResa, Martha Antonelli, Cekis, Karen Fitzgerald, John Sear, Askem & Marissa Molina

May 13, 2026

The dazzling image featured above — fashioned by the dynamic duo MenaceResa — was sighted in East Harlem at Uptown Grand Central. Several more images of nature-inspired street art recently captured follow:

Brooklyn-based mural artist and illustrator Martha Antonelli at Washington Walls in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Manhattan-based Chilean muralist and painter Cekis, large segment of mural at the Bushwick Collective

Lead artist Karen Fitzgerald with students from The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers and CityArts interns on the Upper West Side, segment of a larger mural project, “Always in Bloom”

NYC-based mosaic artist John Sear in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Graffiti writer Askem 132 in the South Bronx with Boone Avenue Walls

NYC-based artist and arts educator Marissa Molina in Chinatown with the Chinatown Mural Project

Photos: 1-6 Lois Stavsky; 7, Shalom Stavsky

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The Art of the Tag: Adek, AJ 161, Delude, Wild Boy West, MenaceResa, Lanes, Shie, Staino, FatJay, Goog, Dactil, 2esae & More

March 19, 2026

From the seemingly simple to the indecipherably intricate, tags continue to flood NYC’s public spaces. While graffiti-hunting across the city, we’ve spotted them everywhere—from metal utility boxes and gates to subway stations and brick walls.

The vertical tag featured above was styled by the prolific and controversy-ridden writer Adek BTM. Several more images of tags captured in NYC follow:

Bronx graffiti pioneer AJ 161 aka Adam 12

Also by Bronx graffiti pioneer AJ 161 aka Adam 12

Delude, Wild Boy West and more

The itinerant duo Menace Two and Resa Piece aka MenaceResa

Lanes, Jersey and more 

Shie, Staino, Fat Jay, House, Sickid and more

Goog One

Dactil and more

2esae

Photo credits: 1, 4, 5, 7 & 8 Lois Stavsky; 2, 3, 6, 9 & 10 Giulia Shine

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