PS 14 art project recognized nation’s best
BY ALEX MITCHELL
One Waterbury-La-
Salle elementary school
is getting some creative
recognition for one of
the nation’s best public
art projects.
Senator John D. Calandra
elementary school
was recognized for displaying
one of America’s
50 best public art projects
in 2018 in its lobby
on Monday, July 15.
The award winning
mosaic is titled ‘The Tree
Inside Me,’ which artist
Sandy Litchfield derived
from a 1914 Rainer Maria
Rilke poem.
It depicts trees, leaves,
birds, butterflies and
flower in vibrant harmony
with various buildings
and structures.
“I hope the children,
faculty and staff can enjoy
it for years to come,”
Litchfield said.
Following the building’s
theme of the seasons,
the artwork moves
upward from cool winter
tones to the warmer
colors of spring, summer
and fall, drawing
Clean Energy truck-fueling
station comes to Hunts Point
cording to environmental
estimates.
“The addition of this
station now makes possible
and plausible the transition
of large portions of Hunts
Point fl eet industries to
this cleaner, domestically
produced fuel,” Lopez said
upon cutting the ribbon.
Clean Energy also explained
that any trucks
fueling cleanly represent
a signifi cant reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions.
As a matter of fact,
100 trucks running on the
renewable fuel can lower
green house gasses as much
as 9,294 metric tons annually,
according to Clean Energy.
That’s equivalent to
planting 237,942 trees, removing
1,961 cars off the
road or recycling 3,331 tons
of waste that would otherwise
be sent to a landfi ll.
“Natural Gas trucks,
particularly ones fueled
by renewable natural gas,
have a tremendously low
carbon footprint, which is
important for communities
disproportionately affected
by diesel emissions,” Lopez
continued.
In addition to Hunts
Point, Clean Energy operates
four natural gas stations
in New York City,
consisting of stations at La-
Guardia and JFK Airports,
and two stations in Brooklyn.
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attention to the school
as a year round shelter
for children to learn and
grow.
“Sandy did an amazing
job and our public
art display has become
the focal point and the
centerpiece of our new
school,” Principal Ira
Shulman said.
“This artwork is emblematic
of our commitment
to art programs
that are vitally important
to the students’
learning experience.
Art has the potential to
help improve a student’s
memory and concentration
skills as well as develop
decision-making
and critical thinking
skills,” the principal
continued on.
The project was commissioned
by NYC School
Construction Authority,
which aims to beautifully
schools around the
boroughs.
“New York sets an extraordinary
model that
I hope other school districts
in other states will
follow,” Litchfield said.
The lobby at P.S. 14 featuring Litchfi eld’s artwork. SCA
DOT Bronx Borough Comissioner Nivardo Lopez joins clean energy advocates to cut the ribbon on the new station. Michael Carlo
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