Editing Rahway, New Jersey (section)

===Murals and public art ===
The Rahway cityscape has seen several new murals and public art installations in recent years, created by both local and international artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rahwayishappening.com/public-art|title=Public Art - Rahway Is Happening|date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>

Muralist Porkchop painted "Mermaid," a green mermaid mural along the Paseo, an outdoor plaza area downtown between buildings, in honor of the [[Rahway River]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/rahway/articles/mermaid-arrives-in-town-anticipating-upcoming-rahway-riverfest|title=Mermaid Arrives in Town, Anticipating Upcoming Rahway RiverFest|website=TAPinto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Porkchop |title=Mermaid (Mural) |date=2021 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1495+Main+St%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJXWIIAQCzw4kRz7Kw0751NxA |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=1495 Main St, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>

Another mural on Cherry Street, "River Goddess," by artist Key Detail, depicts a female character surrounded by aquatic animals seen in the [[Rahway River|Rahway River watershed]], including a [[diamondback terrapin]], [[common snapping turtle|snapping turtle]], [[fiddler crab]] and species of fish.<ref>[https://rahwayishappening.com/public-art Public Art], Rahway Special Improvement District. Accessed April 5, 2025. "The theme of this mural relates to climate change resiliency and coastal flooding awareness. A river goddess is surrounded by native aquatic animals commonly found in the Rahway River Watershed."</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Key Detail |title=River Goddess (Mural) |date=2023 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=69+E+Cherry+St%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJD-DJOQCzw4kR8IBON6AaabM |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=69 E Cherry St, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>

In 2024, a {{Convert|1500|sqft|adj=on}} work by muralist DISTORT, titled ''Rahway, Home to Innovation,'' was unveiled to honor three scientists with ties to the city: [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Carl Sagan]], and [[Jeannette Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2024/10/30/rahway-unveils-mural-paying-homage-to-three-of-citys-great-innovators/75916148007/|title=Rahway unveils mural paying homage to three of city's great innovators|first=Suzanne|last=Russell|website=Courier News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DISTORT |title=Rahway, Home to Innovation (Mural) |date=2024 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=2255+Elizabeth+Ave%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJZ5UDLQCzw4kRmJDD9az-pmM |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=2255 Elizabeth Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>

That same year, Peruvian artist Jade Rivera created a mural, ''La Florista,'' outside Peruvian restaurant Quilla by Sabor Peruano on Irving Street. The piece incorporates Andean flora, fauna, and a crescent moon representing [[Mama Killa|Mama Quilla]], the Incan moon goddess. The project was supported in part by the Rahway Special Improvement District and unveiled with city officials and Peruvian Consulate representatives in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2024/12/17/new-rahway-restaurant-mural-celebrates-citys-diversity/77020900007/|title=New Rahway restaurant mural celebrates city's diversity|first=Suzanne|last=Russell|website=Courier News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rivera |first=Jade |title=La Florista (Mural) |date=2024 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1576+Irving+St%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJJUXQEwCzw4kRdAOo5Go3gxs |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=1576 Irving St, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>

Also located on Irving Street is "Native Botanicals" by local artist Emilio Florentine, a 2023 mural celebrating regional plant life.<ref>{{cite web |last=Florentine |first=E. |title=Native Botanicals (Mural) |date=2023 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1590+Irving+St%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJ1WTdQwCzw4kR-WOl7Elh-8M |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=1590 Irving St, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>

On the corner of Main Street and the Paseo, Lawrence Ciarallo’s "The Wings," painted in 2018, remains one of Rahway’s most photographed murals, with large, colorful wings inviting visitors to pose between them.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ciarallo |first=L. |title=The Wings (Mural) |date=2018 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1501+Main+St%2C+Rahway%2C+NJ+07065&query_place_id=ChIJwcv4dACzw4kRliH4vwAFxcM |website=Google Maps |access-date=2025-04-22 |location=1501 Main St, Rahway, NJ 07065}}</ref>