Outdoor pianos bring out the muse in Brooklynites
People passing under the Manhattan Bridge archway, in Brooklyn Bridge Park, at Grand Army Plaza, in Coney Island and in about a dozen more locations in Brooklyn may have noticed a colorfully-adorned outdoor piano near them and asked, “What is that keyboard doing here?”
The installation of 88 artist-designed pianos (one for each key on a piano) throughout parks and public spaces in the city is part of the Sing for Hope organization’s outdoor piano project.
The pianos were installed on Saturday. If you’re interested in playing one of them, that’s the whole point, and in some areas, they will be also used by bands or performers for outdoor concerts. However, don’t dally, because the pianos will only be there until June 16.