A new generation of graffiti crews are blanketing New York subway trains in spray paint — a trend that some transit workers say resembles the bad old days of the 1970s and 1980s. Metropolitan… ...

Systemically, train line by train line, Gunn took the subways off the map for graffiti writers. If graffiti artists “bombed” a train car, the MTA pulled it from the system. Even during rush hour.

Two subway trains were bombed by graffiti -- completely covered in paint -- over the weekend, ... The NYPD oversees security on tracks and NYC Transit handles security in yards.

A New York City subway car in 1976. Graffiti on the trains was a divisive issue at the time, but the artform long ago moved above ground, into studios and galleries. Credit ...

Subway graffiti expert (and Gothamist co-founder) Jake Dobkin has previously noted, "Europeans do love to come to NYC and try to get up on a train. Most New York writers don't, because they know ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on average spends about $1 million a year to remove graffiti from its stainless steel subway trains, spokesman Kevin Ortiz said. An MTA rail yard at 207th St.

See an Incredible Exhibit of Graffiti-Tagged NYC Subway Trains from the ’70s and ’80s. Michelle Young Sep 30, 2019. September 30 2019 3 min read Share. Tweet Share Share Email Copy.

Vandals covered an entire subway train with graffiti in Brooklyn. (Credit: Instagram user Sosabk718) ... NYC transit, water systems are top concerns in U.S. infrastructure report.

Systemically, train line by train line, Gunn took the subways off the map for graffiti writers. While they were fixing it, they didn’t allow any graffiti on it.

But after that number fell again to 208 in 2020, according to the MTA, subway graffiti shot up in 2021 and is on pace to blow past the 300 total reports from last year — with 89% occurring in ...

Graffiti is any sort of words or drawings, scribbled or painted on a wall or other surface… without permission. That's why most people consider it vandalism. But to others, including ...

Plans for the construction of New York City's subway line date back to 1864. Later in 1900, the 18th Street Station was built as part of the route segment from Great Jones Street to 41st Street.