Bay Ridge Rocks: Hidden hand-painted stones make Bay Ridge smile
Over 60 pounds of positivity are hiding throughout Bay Ridge in the form of painted brown river rocks, gray Mexican beach stones and white Caribbean stones, thanks to the efforts of P.S. 102 the Bayview School’s PTA members, beginning in January of this year.
While originally bought from Home Depot with their own funds, the hidden rocks, tucked into flower pots, tree knots, telephone booths, lampposts parking meters and more, now also include donated ones — all there to be found by passersby. They are glossed over with Mod Podge so that the designs do not fade with the changing weather, painted by Bay Ridge residents with phrases like “Let Your Light Shine” and “You are Special.”
It’s an idea that Florida native Amie Jo Pappas and Rana Abu-Sbaih from Oswego remembered from their hometowns. As Reporting Secretary of the PTA Abu-Sbaih recalled, it “seems to be one that involves joy and shared creativity” and was meant “for the child in all of us.”