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In the spring of 2012, Brooklyn native Joseph Ficalora brought together a small group of street artists to paint some murals at the intersection of Troutman Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.\u00a0 Having grown up in Bushwick, and still running his family business near this intersection, Ficalora decided that it was time to infuse the drab, industrial blocks that dominate the area with a sense of color and life.\u00a0 Now, in little over a year, Ficalora\u2019s Bushwick Collective boasts over 70 murals and continues to spread further and further throughout the neighborhood.\u00a0 It has become a destination for artists who are looking for legal walls, where they can take the time to flesh out their more elaborate visions, as well as for art loving tourists.\u00a0 Mexico, Australia, Argentina, Russia, Singapore, France, England, and South Africa are just a sampling of the countries that painters have traveled from to paint for the Bushwick Collective.\u00a0 And if the seemingly unstoppable Ficalora has his way about it, this is just the beginning of the many good things yet to come.<\/p>\n

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