Art & Exhibitions Water Tank Art Project Finally Hits NYC Rooftops The Water Tank Project, Lorenzo Petrantoni, Water Means Life (2014), in SoHo, New York. Photo: courtesy the Water Tank Project.

Correction, Sept. 11, 2014: The fourth photo’s caption originally misidentified the water tank’s artist and location. It is by Jordi Forniés, not Tessa Traeger, and it is located at 123 E ...

Long considered an eyesore by residents, the North Beach water tanks at 74th Street and Dickens Avenue are receiving a splash of color that will transform them into something more pleasing to the eye.

Currently, the Water Tank Project website promises a spring 2014 launch—sometime in the next nine days, in other words—with a full slate of tours, talks, education programs, parties, and events.