Renee Collymore

Cecil Collymore

CB2 Rejects Street Renaming Proposal For Cecil Collymore

Cecil and Beatrice Collymore at the first Putnam Avenue block party. (Photo courtesy of Renee Collymore.)Renaming — or, more accurately, co-naming — streets in honor of notable residents who have since died is a common practice here in New York City, with most proposals being approved after several months of applications

Renee Collymore

“Why I Make Art”: Talking to Local Artists on the SONYA Art Walk

This past weekend, South Of the Navy Yard Artist members welcomed locals into home studios and displayed their work in galleries and local businesses in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill for the fifteenth annual Art Walk. We visited six artists, working in mediums from wood carving to printmaking, and asked