The Department of Transportation unveiled on Friday a new piece of public art on Malcolm X Boulevard and 124th Street — "Aunties" by Harlem-based artist Fitgi Saint-Louis in collaboration with the West Harlem Art Fund.

The artwork, which includes the figures of three women composed of multicolored pieces of wood in a triangle formation, will remain on display for about a year. DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez celebrated the installation at a Friday morning ceremony with Saint-Louis, Deputy Manhattan Borough President Keisha Sutton-James, West Harlem Art Fund Director Savona Bailey-McClain, and housing advocate June Moses.

"'Aunties' really is a celebration of women in Harlem, the collective that comes together from this beautiful diaspora of people from the Caribbean to the African cont

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