Mutual Antagonism

Newsday has an article that details the relationship between City Councilman Peter Vallone and graffiti taggers. Basically, it goes over what we all know - Vallone hates graffiti, taggers hate him - but it's a good primer on what's happened so far. How one of the city's graf-cleanup trailers was stolen (hey, that's what happens when it says "Sponsored by Peter Vallone" on the side) or like when Cope2 leaving him that crazy message last summer. Anyway, Cope2 told the AP, "[The city is] not going to wipe graffiti out _ it's impossible, it's not going to happen, because it's a worldwide thing and it's never going to stop. He's starting a beef with kids that he's not going to win." Well, we'll see what another panel of judges says about the law that forbids 18-21 year olds to possess broad-tipped markers or spray paint; it was found without "rational basis" on Monday but then a judge put the law back on the books, wanting another review.

Graffiti spotted by UntitledName's Will Sherman back in January

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By Jen Chung in News on May 7, 2006 12:34 PM

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smitty

most graffiti is ugly and pointless.

ART!

Yeah only you would say that about ART, cuz you are prolly an ugly faggot yourself. Graffiti is ART. Art can`t be ugly. But clearly YOU can. F*ck off faggot hater.

S.D.

DrunkAtNYU, IMO, connecting that despicable quote to this situation is over the top.

Back on Topic: I'm tired of having someone "express" themselves at the expense of the people who actually live there.

Among other things, graffiti brings the property values down, makes the neighborhood look like Crap, and, How Strange!, is Not appreciated by the people who actually live there.

Don't believe me? Ask people who live in Hollis or Queens Village. With the exceptions of a handful of kids most oddly don't like their neighborhood being "Tagged".

"Fuck Vallone"? Why not say "Fuck You all!"?

It's a lot more honest. I'm not for hard time for graffiti "Artists", but I sure won't be bothered by any of them going to jail.

DrunkAtNYU

I know a lot of graffiti "artists", infact I'm wearing an Abe Lincoln Jr. shirt right now and I can't think of a single one involved in bigger crimes.

You want bigger crimes? There are plenty out there in the white collar corporate world.

"Get them and lock them up before things escalate."

This quote inparticular really reminds me of a t-shirt over at t-shirthell. It reads "arrest black babies before they become criminals" I really feel like you'd wear that shirt and mean it.

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=332

Adam

Peter Vallone, Jr. is a very hardworking and dedicated City Counselman who is taking on a good cause here. Graffiti is urban blight that must be removed. I bet we'll find that a lot of graffiti "artists" are involved in bigger crimes. Get them and lock them up before things escalate.

dia

can't say "fuck vallone" only because i get vallone scholarships. junior or senior, i'm not so sure.

Just Checkin'

"I wanna go f*ck up the personal propery of graffiti bombers/taggers and see how they like it."

FYI - most graffiti writers do not have personal property.

liguy

Peter vallone and others like him cater to the "trailer park" crowd. LCD's.

You SI Molinari guys, your simcha felder's and dov hikind's. They're the type who will get up in arms over a broken mailbox. Of course, the broken mailbox is the worst crime that's seen in their neighborhood. but, someone's gotta do something about it.