Empower Jim Power!

mosaic man and jessie jane .....homeless again

2009-07-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

things go from bad to worse and then desaster. from the veterans hospital to the streets ,because of jerks. fundraiser thru pay pal under JIM POWER .ck out time out .i am not sure if i will survive all this . too many things goin on ck ""mosaic man "" on you tube

R.I.P. Jason Roach

2008-11-03T13:15:00.000-08:00

we mill miss you more later memorial planned on st marks pl.

death of the mosaic trail 1988-2008-

2008-10-27T13:27:00.000-07:00

to much for one guy and a dog jessie jane to handle to much confusion i got other things to do all year i spent $ 2,000 + to make 200 what a joke just remember i was willing ....................... public doa e-mail nycjimpower@aol.com R.I.P.

only the villager reports the story

2008-10-16T10:23:00.000-07:00

mosaic man loosing ground no donations comming in .so called friends acting like children (as in dont feed my dog) the planter /now seat cost $300 with no pay im close to throwing in the towel on all of it i am a GREAT artist and i will not put up with this bulll any longer shame on nyc politions shame its not over yet............... again who at john gambeling said " i was going to kill the mayor" this will not go away

the issue is not why i the MOSAIC MAN would threthen the mayor's life

2008-10-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

The question is WHO said I said it ? After trying to get to speak to the mayor via his weekly hour fri am john gambling........ show third call got,not loud or abusive or any other senario but straigh ....... talk (shooting ) missing word maybe a little paranoid anyway that nite after not finding me at home waited for an hour . well after 5 am in the morning i figured why the nypd the landlord maybe so . the next day ,after noon i leave the house and notice (you know the little DARK window car) drives by stops backing up perfictly anf a young couple emerge from car. i drop my guard . look back to see if and if they needeed my assistance and sure enough ...................Detective .... ...... of nypd says hay jim how you doin , then what happened on the john gambeling show........ started to explain then a minute or so "why did you say you would like to kill the mayor " at which point I' shot' , there we go again got to watch out , I shot my hand up into the air saying "put the cuff's on me " of coarse it never was said at all. i did say i would be in front of A B C 7 a.m. to protest this sick twist of fate /fame more later by the way as every thing falls apart im out there build ing for the future just almost finished st marks planter in to seat cost me $300 + no pay 21 and still not legal nyc #1 toerist spot in LMH and ho funding . not on my watch if senitor OBAMA can stop in front of my work )ny times () hand held high whats with NY politians S H A M E ch officialeastvillagenews........... ck NY POST don johnson in am TUES for story also ck YOU TUBE mosaic man documentary 4/1/2 min tell a friend U S A U S A U S A all the way

COUNT down to WOODSTOCK"S 40 th anneversary as

2008-10-09T13:28:00.000-07:00

woodstock also celibrate's its 106 year as colony of the art's may 2, 1902 eastvillage artists will also celibrate on st marks pl as we shoot for all the lightpoles done in mosaic by may 2 2009 we need everyones support for this there is a plan more later SOON Officialeastvillage,com will be up soon we're still #1.................all others are a bad joke e - mail nycjimpower@aol.com donate on line we need it email the mayor

MOSAIC MAN ......D E A D 1988-2008 jim power lives on

2008-09-22T10:37:00.000-07:00

reinjured at dogrun from dog jumping high at my chest i fell over on my already injured hip its bad .project to do ALL the poles on st marks place on hold if your gonna donate to this event do it now time is runnin out may be moving back to scranton facing eviction under attack at home in arion pl fron russian imigrants DENNIS PAVLOV and bad landlord haRRY GOMEZ MORE LATER JESSIE JANE IS OK FOR NOW MORE LATER ALSO CK MOSAICMAN-EASTVILLAGE.COM NEWS POLICE SCREWED UP MORE LATER photos on neithermorenorless.com

last stand at the ALAMO mosaic man and jessie jane 08

2008-09-04T09:09:00.000-07:00

a new plan ... myself and friend John Lockwood of ROSE cleaning and maintance will help me canvas the whole neighborhood to see...how many bussiness there are and most important "WHO GIVES A BUCK?" EITHER your part of this community OR your NOT! TO save the trail now it will take (most) of the business's here to help out . I've done most of the hard work. simple plan..... you donate on-line ,you get a tax write off , as i am a 501 (c) (3) thru bowerypoetry and science plus you will get a free listing ,and link to your site thru the chrismas holiday season >soon< the new eastvillage.com will be OFFICIALEASTVILLAGE.COM .millions of people have been to the site (since 1998 ) lots of writeups in the news so ...i need to raise $200,000 to finish this , landmark work 1988-2008 20 long years with no money. 4 artists are needed to complete up to 50 lightpole repairs. CITY LORE HALL OF FAME 04 ,hidden ny "from the empire state building to jim power's mosaics" eastvillagepodcasts.com lists us as the best band list, new youk by RAIL lists the mosaic trail as the top tourist spot in lower manhattah ....nycjimpower@aol.com this plan must take place in a timely manor or it wont work thats it join to-day thank you WANT to SPONCER A LIGHTPOLE compleye with your business name and logo .. how bout just your name e. mail nycjimpower@aol.com please tell a friend.....t i m e is n o w

MOSAIC MAN celibrates 20 years on the mosaic trail 1988-2008 at ASTOR PL this labor day weekend

2008-08-30T10:01:00.000-07:00

the mosaic trail(80 nyc mosaic lightpoles) started on laborday weekend 1988 will END ON monday at 6 P.M. NO - FUNDING . thers no chance of raising the $200,000 needed to finish the trail over 50 poles need work at 6-8 weeks each its years of work and with a hip injury i need assistants i will try to one last time to ask the local business to help out the plan donate on-lind 501 (c) (3) tax riteoff of $100 this year and again next year 1,000 business or residents would make it work but funding is a must this is very hard work thats it for your help you willl get a FREE listing on OFFICIALEASTVILLAGE.COM for a year more later e mail nycjimpower@aol.com mosaicman-eastvillage.com the new site be added to the 500+ businesss listed already plus all the news i get over 1,000,000hits a year a good deal more later at ASTOR PL all weekend till monday at ^ P.M. thank you it was a great 20 years jessie jane says thanks too

NEWS all but the villager is to busy to friging busy to save my mosaic trail after 20 years of hard work shame on n

2008-08-28T09:40:00.000-07:00

well its over on tuesday i made it to the 20 th year with no city funding thanks to local officals alll the way up to the mayors office SHAME SHAME SHAME on new york will be at astor pl all weekend working till monday dont know what else to say enjoy

AFTER 22 YEARS ALL WORK ON THE LEGENDARY MOSAIC TRAIL HAS STOPPED

2008-08-12T09:49:00.001-07:00

VERY LITTLE MONEY WAS RAISED SINCE JUNE LESS THAN $5,OOO I CAN NOT REPAIR THIS ,MOST IMPORTANT,WORK WITHOUT THE FUNDIND TO DO SO . I WILL CONDUCT THE "LAST CAMPAIGN" LIKE GENERAL CUSTARD FROM THE ALAMO FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WELL SEE . EVERYONE IS TO BUSY CAUSE ITS NOT THE MONEY LETS FACE IT ITS UP TO THE STORE ,BARS AND RESTURANTS NOW TO SAVE THE DAY DEAL OR NO DEAL TO ALL BUSINESS IN THE EAST VILLAGE LOWER EAST SIDE AREA JOIN THE NEW OFFICIALEASTVILLAGE.COM BE ADDED TO THE 500 BUSINESS LISTED DONATE $100 TO THE MOSAIC RESTORATION WRITE IT OFF YOUR TAXES (YES WERE A 501 (C) (3) AND GET FREE LISTING /LINK TILL FEB OF 09 . YOU CAN ALSO ADOPT A LIGHT POLE $2,500 -$5,000 YOUR CO NAME LOGO HISTORICAL INFO THE SITE HAS RECEIVED MILLIONS OF HITS OVER THE YEARS.......................................EVERY CAN DONATE ON -LINE THANK YOU MOSAIC MAN

911 memorial planter to F.DNY NYPD PAPD moved by historical society and left for sanitation thats it

2008-08-09T14:05:00.000-07:00

i ve had it the trail is now officially dead r.i.p. 1988-2008 no funding got to go will finish the ones that need repair so keep sending donations as they are needed more later nycjimpower@aol.com also ck mosaicman-eastvillage.com the

COMMENTS ....to save the mosaic trail 1988-2008

2008-08-08T13:31:00.000-07:00

please leave a comment also tell a friend this year is slipping by already show time will be at astor pl . and 4 ave sat 8 th repairing early e mail the mayor and city council . can you help with the news any ideas thank you

1988-2008 R.I.P. the legendary and historic MOSAIC TRAIL has come to an end

2008-08-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

every one is to busy ,you'll wake up one day. 22 years defining the landscape with world famous mosaic art has come to an end only a few thousand dollars raised in 6 months is a shame i spend more on my dog jessie jane. tv news looks the other way or another cute story to satisfy the american fantisy dream. almost alll 22 years were homeless one basement to another to a construction site to the streets all for the trail. i have stopped its official only the city council will solve this a great art project. shame on new youk city if this ends. new york by RAIL has it as a top tourist site in lower manhattan hidden new york says "longest lasting gorrilla art in nyc." " from the empire state to jim power's mosaics " two months obama pictured raising his hand high ny times in front of cooper union.. i though there was hope but with severe physical disabilities (waiting for hip replacement from the veterans hospital plus i am legally blind but can see what more just lost all my posessions at a storage auction if i dont stop worse will happan. its alll about the money tring to raise $200, 000 for 2 years work seems like a dream now yet in my world its a NIGHT MARE soon OFFICIALEASTVILLAGE.COM also CITYWATCH.TV so lookout

DONATIONS.......a big problem

2008-08-01T09:12:00.000-07:00

anniversary of the RIOT i remember running from the police after being told to stop doing my mosaic works doing a live report on WBAI 2 weeks before the riot on the 6 th more later tell a friend empower jimpower also mosaicmaneastvillage.com

ICE COLD ...22 on a HARD FLOOR ..... just got harder

2008-07-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

still on the trail.... how long i do not know at broadway and 8 st fixing a damaged pole hit by a bus ( i know what that feels like ) as it happened to me too a few months back.. anyway, o. k. . the pole on 8 st is dedicated to 911 ... E M S ... F D N Y AND N Y P D also ch 4 .5 .9 ny1 . daily news . post .newsday etc so far this is not working. email the city council c. quinn the mayor etc

BAD DAY >>>>LOST EVERYTHING this trail is starting to kill me what next

2008-07-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

lost storage at auction some art one piece of " sitting bull" who knows what else still trying to get news to take me seriously e-mail city council i need funding just a little to like "wet my beak " you know email nycjimpower@aol.com 6462361547 call news 4,5 7,9,11, ny1 news post news day etc

WEB O TRON to raise funding to SAVE THE MOSAIC TRAIL 1988-2008

2008-07-10T14:10:00.000-07:00

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY......ABOUT TO LOOSE A STORAGE BOX AT AN AUCTION HOUSE AND BACKON RENT ,EFFORTS TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDING IN THE LAST 6 MO. ONLY $2,500 OUT OF EXPECTED $ 50,000 TO RUN SEVERAL ARTIST FOR 6 MONTHS HAS NOT PANED OUT.FOR ME BUT I HAVE TO STOP THIS 20 YEAR OLD MOSAIC TRAIL. IN FACT I HAVE STOPPED THE RESTORATION 08 PROJECT ALREADY A FEW TOUCH UP AND SOME NOT COMPLETED BUT THATS IT UNLESS THIS WEB 0 TRON WORKS SO TELL A FRIEND TO MAKE AN ON LINE DONATION TO THE MOSAIC TRAIL IN THE NEXT 72 HOURS TILL 9 P.M. SUNDAY LETS SEE COME ON EAST VILLAGE AND GOOD OLD LOWER EAST SIDE AND ALL OF NEW YORK .AT ASTOR PLACE ALL WEEKEND PLEASE TELL A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR THANK YOU 1988-2008 WITHOUT PROPER FUNDING AND THE SEVERE DISABILITIES I HAVE ITS VERY HARD.MORE LATER SAVE THE MOSAIC MAN'S TRAIL CK YOU TUBE MOSAIC MAN THE PLAN WILL BE UP THIS WEEKEND IF THERE ANY HOPE SO WHO GIVES A BUCK OR TWO

nothing will SAVE the MOSAIC TRAIL now after 22 years on a hard floor

2008-07-08T09:12:00.000-07:00

my hip is now almost totally disableing not able to move yesterday at pick me up cafe when i got up to leave ,i waited for 20 minutes to see if someone would walk 50 feet to buy some advil as i could not move at all WAKE UP still i went to work on st marks pl for 3 hours. now add the 2 miles i walk ,a little weight and a (DOG) jessie jane and life is a mess .i will be forced to quit this the greatest of art projects right here in nyc . WHATS WRONG HERE IS IT ME . working by my self is tought enough but it looks like theres no hope now that winter will be back soon enough .i will have my hip replaced in a few months hopefully september but lets face it then i should come back at this again wow gotta go ...........the end is near tooo bad ive tried for the sake of my dog and my welfare its a rap....a bad one on good old new youk city
much thanks to all the ones who have donated much especially crif dogs who contributed thousands

ROLL------ 22 on a HARD FLOOR...

2008-06-10T14:52:00.000-07:00

EMERGENCY FUND RAISER TO KEEP THE MOSAIC TRAIL ALIVE..... i will be going to as many stores and business as i can. I live with a very bad and painful hip ,injury it will be replaced later this year so time is important .Lets not waste any . STORES WHO DONATE $ 100- $200 will recieve a free listing on my very popular and all NEW OFFICALEASTVILLAGE.COM for 08 and 09 make sure to e-mail me at nycjimpower@aol.com 646-236-1547 sponcer a pole with your name sponcer a workshop in a school recycle ...................... check you tube MOSAIC MAN 3 dot dash done earlier this year kids from over 20 countries so support this . who gives a buck or two? make a call to city hall please tell a friend thank you jim power mosaic man and jessie jane

donations need to support the RESTERATION of the MOSAIC TRAIL

2008-05-13T12:08:00.000-07:00

there is no office,or secratery just me and jessie so i have no time to waste. the only way the trail will get restored is if the business make a NON-PROFIT donation to the cause. the mosaics are rated one of the top visitor sites in the city. its up to you i will be going around to all the stores ,bars ,oh and banks. a $20 , from residents, $100 - $200 from the local stores would be nice thank you mosaic man jim power ......... nycjimpower@aol.com

EMPOWERJIMPOWER.COM now NON PROFIT

2008-04-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

Its been a long 20 years since i first set out to build my ,now, legendary and landmark MOSAIC TRAIL.. its time for a well deserved RESTOTATION of all of the 80 lightpoles more later

east village.l.e.s.LARGEST ART COLONY in america 02

2007-12-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOSAIC TRAIL,JIM AND JESSIE JANE. PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO SAVE A BUCK OR TWO . IM READY EVEN WHILE WAITING FOR A HIP REPLACEMENT AT THE VETERAN HOSPITAL... I'M READY TO GO. WEVE GOT ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO RESTORE OR REBUILD THE NOW LEGENDARY NRW YORK CITY MOSAIC TRAIL 1987-2007 MY E- MAIL NYCJIMPOWER@AOL.COM

MOSAIC AMERICA 08 MOSAIC THE CITY

2007-12-11T13:17:00.000-08:00

thanks for everyones concern . What a great way to celebrate 20 (actually"22 on a hard floor"). Now to get the job done. It could take me without funding another 6- 10 years (i wish i could do it) with proper funding this will be great for everyone residents. of eastvillage,l.e.s. and the many visitors who come to see nyc . more later will have a plan soon info nycjimpower@aol.com.... thank you nyu crew and bob holdman of bowery poetry and mr. clayton patterson for all your help .

you tube MOSAIC MAN movie trailer 4.30 min

2007-11-20T19:46:00.000-08:00

going back 20 years this movie will take you back by david joly footage for up to 20 years please tell a friend thank you

save the MOSAIC TRAIL DAY a big hit... thanks to prof.bob holman of bowery poetry and nyu crew

2007-11-18T16:20:00.000-08:00

much thanks for getting the word out it was a great day and with international legendary outlaw Clayton Patterson,artist,sculptor,archivists,videographer,and world renowned photographer took some time off from writing his series of historical books "captured"(also now the movie ) "resistance" all to rave reviews......................at one time nypd ;s public ENEMY #1 even as kerric and mayor julie -annie frolicked around in private apts were fighting the HEROIN WAR here in the eastvillage needle park ..................and on a high note and the other side was inspector Seta nypd ..what you know he shows up as we all chat about old new times more later daily up dates also a THE PLAN for RESTORATION of the trail.................. much to be done poliutians get off your ass support this public project PUBLIC MONEY-PUBLIC ART.....where is the public art ..... restoration to take two years part time (30 hrs wk ) at least 3 mosaic artists to get it done in a timely manor, remember 1/1/2billion for the subway thats 150 million for transit mosaics whose going to build all the new work as it is they send the work out of nyc to get it done (sometimes). mosaic america

Event = TODAY!

2007-11-17T10:10:00.001-08:00

The event started 10 minutes ago...why are you reading this?!?!

Come on over and meet us at any of the locations on our map, learn about Power's art, and have a great time!

MOSAIC MAN ...trailer for movie on youtube.com

2007-11-16T15:32:00.000-08:00

thanks to bob holman and his NYU CREW ...the RESTORATION of the legendary MOSAIC TRAIL will take about up to 2 years with 3 mosaic artist and myself working part time (about) 30 hours a week. over 50 poles have to be done .some indoors (studio) then installed the rest on the street thats it . not as easy as it looks . AMTRAK by RAIL show the mosaic's as one of the TOP tourist attractions in nyc > lets do more / MOSAIC AMERACA 08 1987-2007 much more later got pictures from the past .send them in. get involved soon easTVillage.tv also check,,,,www.mosaicman-eastvillage.com e-mail nycjimpower@aol.com thank you

2 days until the event!

2007-11-14T21:39:00.000-08:00

Jim came to our class and gave us a little background info on his work. Lorcan Otway came along and snapped a few pictures:

I'm really excited for this event, and I want to see there as many people as possible...there's definitely power in numbers, and if there's enough of us, we can really generate some substantial awareness for Jim and his Mosaic Trail. So, please, invite everyone you know!

Be seeing you soon!
-Julia

We have LOCATIONS! And press releases! And flyers!

2007-11-03T16:32:00.000-07:00

The event's two weeks away, and already things are starting to come together. First off:

WE HAVE LOCATIONS! Come visit us at:

Near Tony Rosenthal's Alamo (The Cube) at Astor Place
near the uptown 6 train at Astor Place
across the street from the uptown 6 train at Cooper Union
St. Mark's and 2nd Ave
2nd Ave and 6th Street
Tompkins Square Park (Ave A and 10th Street)
8th Street and Broadway

We also just updated our press page with a press release and not just one, but TWO versions of flyers. We need your help- we'd love you forever if you could print them out, pass them around, and paper the city!

Much love and grout,
Julia

The official Empower Jim Power blog

2007-11-01T23:03:00.000-07:00

Updates about the event
about Jim
about NYC
about the site
about mosaics.

Let's start with the site: look up. See that cute little "share" button? USE IT! If you're a social bookmarker (and even if you're not!), make sure to bookmark this site in as many places as you can. Like we've been saying everywhere else on the site: tell everyone you know! We want to make this event big.

With grout, paint, and tiles on top,
--Julia (one of Bob Holman's students)