Astor Place is getting a big makeover, so East Village staple Mosaic Man (a.k.a. Jim Power) has begun removing his tiled creations from lampposts before the city gets to them. The $16 million renovation requires the artworks' removal, and Power is taking them down "as a preemptive strike." The community is chipping in to help, too. [DNAinfo & The Villager; previously]
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