A. wrote: “Have you spotlighted these hidden gems in Tribeca Park? Gotta be a cool story here.”

I do not have the answer! Hoping someone here does.

Four years ago, similar miniature busts started appearing in Bogardus Plaza. And in 2023 I could not solicit an answer from the crowd with a Nosy Neighbor post. I checked with Bogardus Plaza and they also do not have a name, but say it’s a woman who deposits them there.

Anyone?

UPDATE!! Morgan Gamblin, the volunteer coordinator for Friends of Tribeca Park, said the tiny terracotta heads were made by artist Renae Despointes, a friend of the park.

“She shared with longtime gardener Julie Matsumoto that they were created for the children who wander through the garden to explore and discover little surprises,” Morgan said. “She simply wanted to make their world a bit more magical and interesting.”

Some recent Nosy Neighbors:

• Are dogs allowed on the turf field at Pier 25?
• Why does the corner of Greenwich and Warren smell so bad?
• What is coming to Hudson and Duane?
• What’s going on at Staple and Harrison?
• Why did the manhole covers blow?
• What is going on with the Greenwich Street construction?
• Is the Telephone Sales & Service building for sale?