Brownsville Wellness Market
Brownsville, BK | Spring + Summer 2025
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Brownsville Wellness Market was a three-part night market series designed to uplift local entrepreneurship, promote wellness, and celebrate community creativity. Each event created new opportunities for local vendors to showcase their products and services..
The series featured free, multigenerational programming centered on health and well-being, including recreational cycling, healthy cooking demonstrations, yoga, sound meditation, and high-intensity fitness classes.
On market days, Zion Triangle came alive — supporting over 20 local entrepreneurs, drawing in new visitors, and shining a spotlight on neighborhood creatives. The accompanying art installation offered a space to relax, recharge, and enjoy the vitality of the Pitkin Avenue Corridor.
Hive Public Space led the visioning, strategy, and delivery of the Brownsville Wellness Market, including:
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Developing the identity, narrative, and visual direction
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Selecting the sites and coordinating with community partners and city agencies (Permits + Approvals)
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Curating Wellness showcase
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Overseeing project management and on-the-ground logistics
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Handling documentation and social media
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Table Talk
A creative and communal anchor — a bold invitation to take a seat at the table. Situated in the heart of Zion Triangle, this installation offers a space for neighbors to come together, share stories, exchange ideas, and find moments of rest and reflection amid the vibrant rhythm of Brownsville’s Pitkin Avenue corridor.
The piece builds upon the existing lighting installation in Zion Triangle, creating a visual and emotional bridge that connects past, present, and future. It serves as a beacon of belonging and a celebration of community identity. Suspended above are translucent hexagons that capture and refract light, casting a dynamic, colorful glow onto the surface below. Each hexagon holds handwritten messages, dreams, and reflections from community members responding to the prompt: “Brownsville is...” These collective voices transform the piece into a living dialogue.
PROJECT TEAM
HivePS Team
Alexa Gonzalez
Priti Patel
Sebastian Monsalve
WELLNESS SHOWCASE
Natural Hydration | Natural Juices
Abstractions by Aston | Books
Magical Beginnings | Herbal healing products
Immaculate Herbs | Dried Seamoss
Concourse Athletics | Fitness resistance bands
Brazen Soul | Holistic Healing
The Osm Shop | Stones & Talismans
E.P.I.C./OXZGEN CBD | Health Supplements
Inspired By Sabi | Tumblers
The Brooklyn Mobile Tour | Oils + Lanyards
Brownsville Butterfly | Wellness consultations
Mobile Party Biz | Totes
Emblem Health Insurance
Citi Bike