A massive, colorful mural by Swedish street artist Ola Kalnins went up earlier this year on the busy Greenpoint intersection of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn. In this short video from the Consulate General of Sweden, see how it came together with the building owner, and watch a time lapse of its completion.

By now you’ve surely noticed the 4-story mural on the building on the corner of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenue. Completed in late October, painted by Swedish artist Ola Kalnins, the mural covers the entire building facade at 903 Manhattan Ave, which is owned by Peter Kirchhausen. In a neighborhood that seems to be more and more inundated with advertising (hand-painted or otherwise), it’s damn refreshing to see some art for arts sake.

The MJ Treatment Spa & Wellness in the Bronx has a massage therapist who casts pregnant women's bellies. The process to create the cast takes less than an hour. After it's dried, you can have your cast decorated to immortalize your pregnancy.

Check out the MJ Treatment Spa & Wellness website to learn more about belly and body casting.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park offers some of the best views in the City. Sandwiched between Manhattan and Queens on Roosevelt Island, one side offers the stunning Midtown Manhattan skyline, with the other offering the developing Long Island City skyline. In this unique video from RPN National Railways, see the views while riding on a Lego Train Loop setup in the park.