Neil LeavyW 94th St between Columbus Ave and Central Park WestHeart Four · Location 368 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Download photograph 11Download photograph 12Download photograph 13Download photograph 14Download photograph 15Download photograph 16Download photograph 17Download photograph 18Download photograph 19Show all 19 photographsVideo podcast0:00In the center of West 94th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue is a wide collection of interesting and well-kept brownstones and small apartment buildings.0:12On the south side of the street is a building that takes its clues from the brownstones, has lots of signs for no ball playing, tells you the compactor is located in the basement.0:21On the left side of this building is an entrance leading into its basement covered entirely0:28by a metal diamond-graded structure protruding out on the sidewalk.0:33The metal's all been painted brown, similar tone to the building, and the drawing was0:37done on the big metal door facing out into the street.0:42This is Neil Leavy.0:44He was drawn in July of 2004.0:47and four. His drawing is counting one person. We'll run into somebody who goes, hey, you draw0:54the firemen. I've seen these around here for years. And we'll run into people who actually1:01have seen a couple of them. I think the record is six or seven. Well, also, it just occurred to me1:06that all this time we've been talking about two different things that would seem to contradict1:11each other. But one is the number of people that have seen these and seen you do this work. And1:17and saying, oh, but the public doesn't know about it yet.1:19You know, the public hasn't seen this.1:20But in a way, I imagine that there will be those people1:23who will see it and connect it up and say,1:25oh my God, that's what that was?1:27And in some ways, that's also really exciting.1:29And I would love to actually be one of those people, you know?1:32To have some understanding later on of what it was1:34makes it that much more special.1:36I don't know if you've ever had that experience.1:38But I just remember, like, at times I've seen things1:40and been like, I don't really know what that is.1:41And later on, I'll be like, oh, that's what that was?1:44And it just takes on this whole new meaning.1:47Inevitably, somebody in the next year is going to feel that feeling.1:52Neil Leavy worked for the City Fire Department for nearly five years after leaving his job1:58as a commodities trader at the World Trade Center.2:03Firefighter Levy, who was single, had agreed to be best man at his brother's wedding next2:07year.2:08The ceremony is scheduled for October 4th.← Location 367Heart Four · Location 368Location 369 →
