Cooper Union sparked community outrage kicking this 9-11 community planter memorial honoring the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD to the curb and one mini-miracle is having it restored to it's place by the black cube at Astor Place. Note the Manhattan skyline in black as if in morning and the amazing rendering in broken pieces of mosaic.
Jim Powers leaning on his mosaic cane because he needs a hip replacement was accidentally knocked down by a dog at the dog run today and sad to say some people laughed no understanding how much pain Jim was in. He has been taking Tylenol to deal with the pain.
Suzannah B. Troy and Jesse Jane, one of the most amazing service dogs on the planet because she is Jim's navigator and companion enduring hellish conditions for most of her life because the majority Jim has been homeless but always highly productive as an artist and one simply has to look around the East Village to see many of Jim's mosaic light poles and doorways, planters that are photographed daily by tourists all over the world.www.empowerjimpower.com
Jim Power sustained more damage to hip ( he been putting off a much need hip surgery for quite awhile because he doesn’t want to be separated from Jesse Jane his beautiful emotional seeing eye dog) At the dog run with Jesse, another dog accidentally jumped up on him and knocked him down. Jim fell on his damaged hip, Jim. The concern is this new accident which has add more pain to an already painful hip that most likely needs replacing....is worrisome on so many levels.
Jim Power needs all kinds of support from patronage for his art to just a kind word of encouragement because he is such a long term community member it is not serious enough to derail him from his efforts.
I have had two knee surgeries and I can’t imagine the immense pain Jim has had to live with all these years with a hip that no longer working so much so he limps severely and I am sad to tell you people were laughing as he lay on the ground in immense pain.
If Jim does have to go to the hospital to get surgery who will take care of Jesse and she cries when they are separated so it will be traumatic for her as well.
So sad and I am asking anyone that can to please help Jim Powers in any way possible when money, food, hiring him for work and most of all some kind words.
thank you,
Suzannah B. Troy
Jim Power sustained more damage to hip ( he been putting off a much need hip surgery for quite awhile because he doesn’t want to be separated from Jesse Jane his beautiful emotional seeing eye dog) At the dog run with Jesse, another dog accidentally jumped up on him and knocked him down. Jim fell on his damaged hip, Jim. The concern is this new accident which has add more pain to an already painful hip that most likely needs replacing....is worrisome on so many levels.
Jim Power needs all kinds of support from patronage for his art to just a kind word of encouragement because he is such a long term community member it is not serious enough to derail him from his efforts.
I have had two knee surgeries and I can’t imagine the immense pain Jim has had to live with all these years with a hip that no longer working so much so he limps severely and I am sad to tell you people were laughing as he lay on the ground in immense pain.
If Jim does have to go to the hospital to get surgery who will take care of Jesse and she cries when they are separated so it will be traumatic for her as well.
So sad and I am asking anyone that can to please help Jim Powers in any way possible when money, food, hiring him for work and most of all some kind words.
thank you,
Suzannah B. Troy
I have moved my blog to an Apple account but I came back to this blog to post the sad upsetting news about Jim Powers sustaining more damage to his hip. Currently he is off the streets but it sounds like his housing is tenuous at best and he will need support and some good souls to help care for Jesse if he is forced to get a much needed hip surgery.
Jim served in Viet Nam and although he is a bohemian you can see his love for the USA in the many images of the American Flag and references to historical figures on his light pole art.
Many of us love the Filmore East light pole which is a most see. www.empowerjimpower.com Visit to learn more.
He also lost his Viet Nam Vet hat along the way so it has been a rough day. The day is not over yet and so many of us are in need of mini-miracles and I have to put Jim and Jesse close to the top of the list for the East Village and I would add www.47e3.org, the wonderful tenants fighting for their right to stay in their homes and our neighborhood.
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