Thomas Green Playground
Originally installed at the Old Stone House, this mural has found its new home on the west wall of the handball court at Thomas Greene Playground. It features neighbors Jesse Novik, Rekae Mina, and Kelly Hayes, whose stories reflect the emotional and physical toll of repeated flooding in Gowanus, from bleach-scrubbed studios to waterlogged routines disrupted again and again.
On view through September 2025.
Presented in partnership with NYC Parks, who collaborated with The Dear Neighbor Project to make this site possible.
Kelly Hayes
When you think of a flood zone in Brooklyn right here, you don't think of the streets filling with water and cars being swept away…
Hear all the interviews that inspired this mural
Kelly Hayes, Co-owner of Gowanus Gardens Bar & Kitchen in Brooklyn
Conducted 2025-01-29 by:
- Crystal-Angelee Burrell
Rekae Mina, long-time Brooklyn resident
Conducted 2025-01-21 by:
- Naeem Douglas
Thanks to our supporters
