Lately I’ve been drawn to the progression of new murals at the Flushing Ave and Forrest Street triangle, where a new restaurant, a brain child of nearby eatery 983 Bushwick’s Living Room, is up and coming in the Fall. So what’s the latest over there? You may have noticed the giant elephant standing tall along the exterior wall, or the birdcages balancing at the triangle’s corner, the silhouette of a woman blowing them a kind kiss. If you peek around the opposite side a high contrast profile tempts you toward what will be the outdoor service counter, joining what once appeared as an abandoned playground with a picturesque new setting.

As the triangle-shaped building at 970 Flushing Avenue is bound for a new establishment in the Fall, owner Darin Rubell has been working with Sean Bono, founder of Art Battles, a pioneer movement of live art events all over NYC and active in France, Spain and Switzerland. Sean created Art Battles in 2001 at age nineteen, for which he now has over 400 participating artists who paint in a form of live combat while the audience votes on a winner.