Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Brown and out on East 13th Street

An EVG reader, with perhaps a hint of disappoint in his email, noted that we hadn't, uh, noted the ongoing graffiti v. brown-paint battle along Verizon's wall on East 13th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue in a really long time.

Sure enough, it has been nearly 15 months.

OK! So the wall still attracts various tags...



... and images...



...and whatever this was...

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    Maybe if they didn't paint it shit brown it wouldn't get tagged so much. Or hire a muralist.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 11:39 AM

    DoT announced this morning that they're cutting their graffiti removal program due to budget cuts. Looking forward to graffiti all over those glassy, overpriced, ugly, "luxury" condos!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 12:42 PM

    That's some pretty clever graffiti (the kid painting).

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  4. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 3:16 PM

    Why aren't the vandals arrested and forced to clean up their mess, along with a penalty of cleaning gum off the sidewalk for the Entire East Village?

    - East Villager

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  5. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 4:46 PM

    Gee 3:16pm I'm guessing the vandals did their graf without getting caught by the police/the police being around. That's when they usually hit walls.

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  6. UnknownMarch 31, 2016 at 11:07 PM

    i live on this block and i must say, it's mind-boggling that Verizon hasnt tried to add to the culture of the neighborhood by hiring a muralist. while SOME a$$hole taggers do paint over murals (like the joe strummer one), most artists respect the work and leave it alone. it's a win-win. i strongly advocate that they consider this approach.

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