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Posted by rbseabeach on Thu Sep 12 18:03:54 2019, in response to Re: NYC Subway graffiti is back., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Sep 12 11:05:16 2019. As far as I am concerned I am entitled to my own opinion about this subject matter. Graffiti never left the subway, it just took on new forms. Acid marks on glass, and interior / exterior stainless steel surfaces of subway cars, scratches on interiors and exterior surfaces of subway cars, I even saw the interior door frame of a new 179 scratched. I am not sure what type of "ART" this is I have seen hundreds of white station tiles destroyed with acid brown marks.Every inch of track wall in tunnels are covered with graffiti, Structures adjacent to elevated subway lines are covered with graffiti, the elevated structures have sections that are covered with graffiti. RD (Robert Dyer) the 46 year old city employee was caught last year applying his signature RD tag. I remember him since the 1980's His tag is now covering the tunnel walls of the 4,& 5 from 125th to Grand Central. This was done about three years ago. IMHO every inch of any type of graffiti should be removed from every surface and maintained that way. My first train ride at age 10 in 1972 was an R-32 N train. Every inch of the exterior and interior was covered with graffiti. Back then all the trains even the R-44 & 46's were covered with graffiti, the stations were covered with graffiti, there were no accurate signs on the trains, there was no A/C, many times only one door opened, clear announcements were rare, there was litter everywhere, the trains very often were dark. Sometimes the graffiti was so bad you could not see out the window. All of this gave the impression that no one cared and as a result ridership fell. I would like to see the entire system free from any form of graffiti, litter, peeling paint etc. This is just my opinion. |
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