Dave Comfort, project manager for Cape Advisors, the developer for 100 Eleventh Avenue, confirmed the new building will obscure 80-90% of the mural. He said they have only owned the property for a year, so that Martin's claim that they have known for two years is inaccurate.He said they have had several meetings with Knox, Christine Quinn, City Council President and Councilmember Lou Fidler regarding the mural. He said that they are close to an agreement regarding the large whale mural proposed for a site on West Houston street., "We are happy to contribute to Knox's new mural.," saying, "The only thing we can't do is change the design of the building."
The mural was painted in the 1970's. Dennis Crawley, who worked at the Bayview Correctional Facility in the 1990's, said that after several years the mural began to fade. He contacted Martin to see if he would be interested in restoring the peeling mural. Martin obtained funding, in part, from a grant from Johnson & Johnson. Crawley, who now works at the Queensboro Correctional facility, said that Martin changed the mural slightly during the restoration. "There was a big red circle in the upper right hand corner. Knox put a wedge there instead of a perfect circle. He said he had his reasons."Sherry Mazzocchi
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