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.

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… ...

The 1970s were known as the Subway Graffiti era in New York City. Here, you can see riders in 1976, surrounded by drawings in a train car. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ...

The number of subway graffiti artworks in New York City is climbing steadily after taking a significant dip in the last few years, according to reports by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

THE XNY GUIDE TO CLASSIC NEW YORK CITY CULTURE Presents: The Best Of New York Subway Graffiti. Back in August, the 4 train pulled into the Woodlawn stop in the Bronx covered in wide swaths of neon ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Subway trains have been tagged again. Graffiti has increased, with cars being painted top to bottom. (credit: Twitter/@NYCPBA) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...

New York City is a graffiti mecca for some tourists Tag time again in the Big Apple. Share. Jul 14th 2022 | Jamaica Train Yard, ... Graffiti on the subway began to die out in the late 1980s.

The 85-year-old was in New York at the time the city gave birth to hip-hop, and travelled around the city in the 1970s and 1980s documenting young men creating an art movement with graffiti on the ...

Interviews at the time confirmed that the New York City subway still remains an attractive location for graffiti artists to leave their mark. This story was updated with a comment from an MTA ...

One passenger on Reddit made the unflattering comparison between the Central line and the New York Subway in the 1980s, when the US city’s underground system was infamous for graffiti-covered ...

For 2 graffiti artists, New York’s subway was irresistible and deadly . June 3, 2022 at 7:00 pm Updated June 3, 2022 at 8:13 pm . By . Corina Knoll. The New York Times.