You Are History

Washington Square Park, New York City
We have created 2 versions of this project; both times we presented it in the early spring. We think there’s really a bigger project here, something that could be semi-permanent to promote information about a park/area/community as well as create natural tourist images for social media. 








Red-tailed Hawk:

Hello from Washington Square Park! I'm a red-tailed hawk and I don't just eat rats, I've even eaten a squirrel or two and pigeons are my favorite! I've seen a lot in New York City. I'm not a swinger though, I usually mate for life and It's mostly monogamy for me. In Washington Square Park I'm nearly at the top of the food chain, I hunt during the day so watch out pigeons lazily pecking at pizza, I'm gonna get you!

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/wildlifenyc/animals/red-tailed-hawks.page
urbanhawks.com
Book: A pocket guide to Pigeon Watching by Rosemary Mosco



I Heart Beavers:

I sure got rich on these beaver pelts. I killed millions of beavers to make hats and gave guns and diseases to the indigenous people. But enough about the super duper negatives, does anyone remember the noble and beloved beaver of New York City? The area around Washington Square was full of them! If you need a quick reminder, just check out the beavers at the Astor Place subway station or take a look at the seal of New York City that features no less than 2 beavers! One more fun fact, the phrase "mad as a hatter" came from using mercury to waterproof beaver skins to use for hat making.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/wildlifenyc/animals/beavers.page
Book: Eager by Ben Goldfarb




This is a proposal we submitted to the NYC parks deptartment.
WE STILL WANT TO DO THIS!






Mission statement:
Our society looks at the world through data, but data doesn’t have to live in a dusty database, it can come alive on city streets, galleries, museums and parks. The Data Vandals present data in interesting, exciting, and revolutionary new ways, stopping people in their tracks and making them want to learn more.

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