{"id":14528,"date":"2025-07-16T19:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/14528\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:39:09","slug":"big-red-apple-sculpture-appears-on-upper-west-side-sidewalk-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/14528\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Red Apple Sculpture Appears on Upper West Side Sidewalk: What Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsiderag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3885-1-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-95316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3885-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Big Apple\u201d sculpture recently installed on the Upper West Side. Photos by Abigael Sidi<\/p>\n<p>By Gus Saltonstall<\/p>\n<p>A new piece of public art has landed on the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n<p>In the last week, \u201cThe Big Apple\u201d sculpture was installed at the northwest corner of West 97th Street and Columbus Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the work in our neighborhood, which is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/pedestrians\/dotart.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Department of Transportation\u2019s Art Program<\/a>, was spearheaded by the Columbus-Amsterdam Business Improvement District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BID was instrumental in securing this project and we are very excited that it will be on display within our BID for the next six months and will force visitors to stop and reflect on the sights &amp; sounds of everyday life,\u201d Daniel Bernstein, the executive director of the Columbus-Amsterdam BID, told West Side Rag in an email.<\/p>\n<p>He added that there will be a public unveiling ceremony at some point in the next few weeks, but the details are not yet finalized.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture was <a href=\"https:\/\/lemondestudio.com\/portfolio\/thebigapple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">created by the LeMonde Studio<\/a>, and for the two years prior, it had been presented by the Hudson Yards Hell\u2019s Kitchen Alliance and the Lincoln Square BID elsewhere in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some, it is the land of opportunity and productivity. For others, it is all about creativity and inclusivity,\u201d the studio wrote in a description of its sculpture. \u201cFor all, New York City is the Big Apple. Our design team wanted to create a unique structure that allows New Yorkers and its millions of visitors to stop and reflect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsiderag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3883-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-95318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3883-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\/><\/a>\u201cThe Big Apple\u201d sculpture on the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture is located in front of a Whole Foods on a bustling Upper West Side block.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to West Side Rag\u2019s FREE email newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westsiderag.us6.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=5772ebf2a0a585445f1188785&amp;id=f50755d5f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. And you can Support the Rag\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsiderag.com\/support-west-side-rag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Big Apple\u201d sculpture recently installed on the Upper West Side. 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