Mistresses, farts and firings: Secrets of NYC’s most famous murals revealed

Mistresses, farts and firings: Secrets of NYC’s most famous murals revealed

The newly reissued book "Murals of New York City: The Best of New York's Public Paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish" spotlights 32 stunning, large-scale paintings that lend beauty to everyday facets of city life — from office building lobbies to transit stations and public restrooms — and the fascinating stories behind them.

A mural dedicated to Eduardo and the 80th anniversary of his 'millionaire Naples! '. This is writer Paolo Deor Pemartnaples' tribute to De Filippo and to his best-known comedy, which premiered at the Teatro San Carlo in 1945 and was immediately a resounding success. (BEND)

A mural dedicated to Eduardo and the eighty years of his millionaire Naples! This is writer Paolo Deor Pemartnaples' tribute to De Filippo and to his best-known comedy, which premiered at the Teatro San Carlo in 1945 and was immediately a resounding success. The portrait of Eduardo, dressed as a Pulcinella in the gesture of taking off his mask, was painted on a building in Via Emanuele de Deo, an alley in the Spanish districts. The sentence writ…