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East Village graffiti artist Chico Garcia holds a photograph in one hand while he paints with the other. Usually his pictures are tributes.
East Village graffiti artist Chico Garcia holds a photograph in one hand while he paints with the other. Usually his pictures are tributes. (Brigid Bergin/WNYC )

Art on the Lower East Side

Strategies for Survival in a Changing Neighborhood

by Brigid Bergin

NEW YORK, NY June 23, 2008 —The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently added the Lower East Side to a list of "endangered places." For local artists and arts organizations, there's a sense they feel endangered too – but some have found strategies for survival. Brigid Bergin has this report.

Slideshow: Art on the Lower East Side


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