Noa Bornstein’s Peace Gorilla
Peace Gorilla will join Noosphere Arts, Newtown Creek Alliance, Alive Structures/Kingsland Wildflowers and more at this year’s Kingsland Wildflowers Festival (FREE) Saturday July 27, 2- 8 PM 520 Kingsland Ave. in Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY.
Peace Gorilla’s Peace Party is from 4 to 4:45.
It’s a Party of Peace and Friendship for Children and All Ages!
Peace Gorilla can also be visited at any time during the Festival.*
Please see attached PDF flyer and Png flyer images. Walking suggestions through Newtown Creek Nature Walk are included as well as Driving and Free Parking information.
*Visit www.kingslandwildflowers.com and click on “Visit” to learn about visiting Peace Gorilla and the Green Roof Plants and Wildflowers M-Friday 10 am to 5 PM. You can also Register for the Free Festival on the website (gives the team an idea of how many attendees to expect.)
Visiting Peace Gorilla at Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages
Peace Gorilla’s current habitat, Aug. 2023- 2024 and possibly beyond is at Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages, 520 Kingsland Ave.in Greenpoint. Broadway-stages.com is NY’s premier film and television company, committed to community, sustainability and growth. Kingsland @Broadway Stages is also the home of the Newtown Creek Alliance who work to improve the health of the creek and our community; and of NOopshere Arts, the multi-disciplinary arts & culture partner at Kingsland, and of “Alive Structures,” the expansive greenroof gardens.
Peace Gorilla looks forward to your visit and your touch as she stands steadfast on her base with the word for friend in 90 languages.
VISITING HOURS: (Free) M-F 10am-5pm and “Autumn Saturdays” through October. Visit kingslandwildflowers.com to make an appointment (you will get a quick confirmation). This will also give you access to the rooftop garden.
DIRECTIONS: Drive, bike or walk: Greenpoint Ave., to Kingsland Ave (turn left if coming from Manhattan Ave; turn right if coming from Greenpoint Bridge) proceed to the end of street through open gates. (parking on adjacent street). Or take the scenic walk (bike and wheelchair accessible) through George Trakas’ Nature Walk. Entrance corner of Paidge and Provost; by the huge granite stone; exit onto Kingsland Ave.
Thanks again to Walton Hauling · Film · Television · Theatre
Peace Gorilla Heads to New Home
Eric Batchelor-de/installation master mind, and assistant Dean Bacik
Listen to an audio description of Peace Gorilla by Noa Bornstein
Previous Installations
Newtown Barge Park
(Greenpoint Landing)
Newtown Barge Park, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
August 2022 – August 2023
NYC Parks’
“Art in the Parks” Program
Across the street from the United Nations in
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 47th Street at 1st Avenue
November 2020 — August 2021
Funding made possible by the Puffin Foundation
Peace Gorilla and Friends at Newtown Barge Park – Greenpoint Landing
Photo: Gregory Beson
Peace Gorilla’s Celebration of Friendship and Community – Greenpoint Landing, June 4, 2023
Special Guest Speakers
Rabbi Yisroel Nissim
Reverend Ann Kransfield
Note: Due to work schedule, our Muslim speaker was not able to attend, but a Hadith (saying) of the Prophet that speaks of brotherhood was read aloud.
Musicians & Singer Songwriters
Eldad Tarmu
David Bronson
Lorna Kohler
Ansel Matthews
Dawn Del Orbe
Sky Manor Band
Braulio Thorne
Alex Barrera
Robert Weekes
Refreshments were provided by Lincoln Market and Greenpoint Natural Market
Lorna Kohler, singer songwriter
Peace Gorilla and Friends at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
Constructing Peace Gorilla
Learn More
About Dag Hammarskjöld
The Lunaape Prayer
Karen Hunter Mosko, member of the Lunaape tribe recites the Lunaape Prayer. The prayer includes thanking the Great Spirit for one’s friends. The Lunaape inhabited the Manhattan area; the Lenape were in what is now Brooklyn. The languages of the two tribes are distinct. Karen is an educator who teaches the Lunaape language. For information on her class in NYC contact the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) elalliance.org (646) 225-6613.
Gorilla Family visits Photographer
In 2011, this mountain gorilla father brought his family to visit a photographer who was with Zegrahm Expeditions in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. It is a sanctuary that has approximately 400 endangered mountain gorillas. “Gorilla trekking” and African Safaris offered. www.bwindiforestnationalpark.com/
The Mountain Gorillas of Virunga National Park
The mountain gorillas are the largest gorillas. They are herbivorous. The world’s entire population of endangered mountain gorillas live only in the Virunga Massif and Bwindi, which spans parts of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. Virunga National Park is home to around a third of those gorillas, which reside in the dense forests on the lush slopes of the Virunga volcanoes. A team of 689 rangers, men and women, protect the Park’s wildlife including the gorillas. The Park also supports local communities by creating new opportunities and jobs for people in sustainable agriculture, hydropower, fisheries, and tourism. This community approach is working to reduce the pressures faced by the Rangers from armed groups, illegal poaching and land encroachment.
Please visit Virunga.org, click on ‘Discover’ and ‘About’ as well as ‘Gorilla Orphanage’
Gorillas Help Maintain Forests
Gorillas are mainly vegetarian and spend almost half of the day feeding on stems, bamboo shoots, and a variety of fruits, supplemented with bark and invertebrates. Gorillas play a key role in maintaining the biodiversity of their forest homes by spreading the seeds of the trees they eat and by opening up gaps in the trees as they move around, letting in light and helping sun-loving plants grow. Please visit the World Wildlife Fund to learn about all four of the Gorilla Families: The Cross River Gorilla, The Mountain Gorilla, the Western Lowland Gorilla, and the Eastern Lowland Gorilla. They are all endangered or critically endangered (at risk for extinction). Great efforts are being made to protect them. Those of us who are far away can learn and even help too. www.worldwildlife.org/species/gorilla
Little Gorilla, the Children’s Book
Little Gorilla, story and pictures by Ruth Lercher Bornstein (my mother) is for small children and the adults in their lives. It comes as a regular-page book, or a board book. Two different covers, same story. Available wherever books are sold. Little Gorilla is also available in the US in Spanish. It has been published in French in France, Japanese in Japan, and in Arabic and Hebrew in Israel. Check availability in US or abroad. Ruthlercherbornstein.com
David Bronson’s song, “Push” explores an aspect of Friendship and Ourselves
David Bronson is an independent music and film/video artist in New York City. He has released a number of critically acclaimed albums in the last decade and is currently working on an original children’s television show with his twin brother and frequent collaborator, Jeremy Bronson. davidbronsonarts.com
Click here for hi-res photos and blind walking group/musicians visiting Peace Gorilla