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Posted by rbseabeach on Thu Jan 16 10:09:34 2014, in response to Re: Vandals Hitting Cold Weather Laid Up Subway Cars, posted by MainR3664 on Thu Jan 16 07:26:56 2014. I know a vandal "MAP" that hasd spent time in jail, he is in his late 30's or early 40's by now and he still continues. Google MAP graffiti vandal patrick mccormick and you will see his tag and I am sure you will remember it. Same with Ja ONE.Vandals need to see their vandalism. If it is removed imediately and they never get the pleasure of seeing it they eventually try other surfaces that are not maintained. THe vandals that hit the 6 line probably think the trains will be in service with their vandalism. WHen they realize they will not they will not continue. THis was the winning receipe that eliminated it in 1989. WHen a train was tagged it was oos. Stations are cleaed within 48 hours, interior graffiti is removed at the end of the line. In the late 1980's they started with the scratching of the polycarbonate windows on the new R-62 & R-68. By the time the R-68A was delivered with glass it was too late they graduated to sharper objects. THen when they ran out of room they hit the stainless steel surfaces. THey also introduced acid in the 1990's. By the time the NTT trains were delivered, MTA started to FINALLY address this problem by applying sacrificial window screens. after a few years the vandals learned thatthey would no longer be able to view their glass destruction since MTA was maintaining the windows. Today the windows are spotless for the most part. Now if they could only treat ALL MTA surfaces throughout the subway system the same way. Then and only then will it stop permenantly. You have to treat track walls, and interior car stainless steel surfaces, glass, elevator surfaces, stainless steel station surfaces the same way. |
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