The ethereal “Flatbush Floogies” forms in bronze reliefs are sprites or nymphs who frolic on plaques in the station's entry and on the train platform, accompanied by legends that describe the history of the neighborhood, from the native Canarsie tribe to pirate Captain Kidd to the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the work, artist Muriel Castanis depicts absence by shaping flowing robes around bodies that are no longer there. The haunting result suggests their loss. To create her floating, hooded figures, Castanis "drapes" epoxy-saturated fabric, working it until satisfied with the shape, and letting it set until it hardens. Then she casts the pieces in bronze for permanence.

Muriel Brunner Castanis (1926 – 2006) was an American sculptor best known for her public art installations involving fluidly draped figures. She was raised in Greenwich Village and attended New York’s High School of Music and Art. Castanis was a was self-taught artist who did not begin her art career until 1964 at the age of 38. Her 1980 exhibit at the OK Harris Works of Art in Manhattan led to her career breakthrough. Her work “Corporate Goddesses,” three fiberglass statutes of faceless women standing 12 feet tall, atop 580 California Street building, have stirred varying interpretations as viewers try to understand the symbolism.