Fabolous, Jean-Michel Basquiat awarded “keys to Brooklyn” during arts weekend

Brooklyn was in the spotlight earlier this month as the borough celebrated its second annual Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Weekend.

Headlined by Borough President Eric Adams, the event included a special “Welcome Back to Brooklyn” ceremony on Sunday, June 11, focused around the debut of engraved pavers along the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s famed Celebrity Path. Also bestowed that day were “keys to Brooklyn” to multi-platinum hip-hop star Fabolous and the late groundbreaking abstract/neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, two world-famous sons of the borough.

“Fabolous and Jean-Michel Basquiat have shown the world the best of Brooklyn — the sheer genius of their respective music and art broke ground and touched countless lives around the world,” said Adams. “What better way to celebrate their many contributions, and the wonderful artistic and cultural offerings of central Brooklyn than by placing their names on the famed Celebrity Path? Each paver is encircled by the phrase, ‘The Greatness of Brooklyn Is Its People.’ This is the essential spirit of One Brooklyn, and the spirit of our Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Weekend embodies that as well.”

This ceremony was just one of many highlights of the family-friendly weekend celebration, which took place from Saturday, June 10 through Sunday, June 11 along the stretch of Eastern Parkway from Grand Army Plaza to Washington Avenue.

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